"ملف ‏19/109 II (C 17)‎ البحرين: علاقات الحاكم مع القوى الخارجية الأخرى" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٦] (٥٣٤/٢٧٧)

Copy of a letter No«388 /v .O. dated the 26th November 1920
from Major H.R.P.Dickson,C.I.E.,Political Agent,Bahrain,
to Hie Excellency Shaikh Gir lea bin All. Al-Khalifah,K.C.
I.E.,C.S.I.,Ruler of Pahrain.
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After CoTrirllnents,
In continuation of my letter No.3B7/v.O. dated
2^th November IPSO. In order that it may be quite clear
future ae to who are and who are not under the juriedictior,
of this Agency. I would again refer your Excellency to the
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letter of His Majesty^, Government No. 1145-E.A.dated 5th
May 19S0 para 2 which deals with this very subject.
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The paragraph reads as follows:-
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H I am directed to inform you that the Government
of India have given these requests their most careful
consideration and I am to make the following reply:-
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I am to express regpet that it is impopsible for the
Government of India to accede to the request that your
father should excercise jurisdiction over the subjects of
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other Arab Rulers residing in Bahrain unless the Rulers
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concerned themselves make formal agreements to this etfect
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From the above it must now be quite clear to
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your Excellency that apart from Persian Subjects and otherf *
others and all subjects of foreign Arab States namely
subjects of Hejd,Hassa,Jubail,Qatif,Qatar,Kuweit,Dubai,
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Abu Dhabi ,Shargah,Muscat and dependencies,Hadarinaut,Yeman,
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He jaz,Zanzibar, Secotra etc now come under the jurisdiction
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of this Agency whilst residing in Bahrain seeing that the
Rulers of the above mentioned states have no formal treat-
ries to a contrary effect with your Excellency.
In order also that there may be no doubt what
soever in the minds of the people of Bahrain as to who
are and who are not under the jurisdiction and control of
this Agency whilst resident in Bahrain,I propose publish
ing a notice to the above effect.
I am sending a copy of this letter and copy
of