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'File 8/11 Proscribed newspapers and seditious press articles' [120r] (239/260)
The record is made up of 1 file (130 folios). It was created in 30 Aug 1921-19 Dec 1930. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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they dispersed. The Consul General thought that the
people of Bahrain were without knowledge of events and
imagined that as soon as he had said that they must give
up Persian subjection and take out Bahrain passports they
would im iec" lately r <ccept and _ive up the honour of their
Persian nationality. Verily British agents in Bahrain
are trying as much as possible to force Persians to give
up their nationality and are preparing the ground for
depriving Persia of its rights over Bahrain, but the
Persians are alive to this plan and are watching events
with open eyes for they know ^ahr-.in and the Bahrain
islands to be Persian and will hold out in the face of
coveteousness and threats; pnly a number of Arabs and
Shp.ikhs, for purposes of personal advantage, han w on
to them ( the British).
''olonel Biscuit, the British Consul General,
talks of the Government of Bahrain! But everybody knows
that after the dismissal of Shaikh Issa bin 'li al
Khalifeh there was nobody and there was no trace of any
Government. .Vhy? Only rarely is the seal of Shaikh
Hamad bin issa cl Chalifeh, the deputy Governor of
Bahrain, seen beneath some decree. But really if you ask
who is the Governor of Bahrr in, when was he elected and
where is he actually, nobody will be able to answer ^ou
-ecause this Governor is a marionette whom nobody recog
nises officially.
It was the 17th of Aban(November 8th) that
Colonel Biscuit visited and inspected he Government
offices in Bahrain and ordered that all Persian employees
should be dismissed. If the British pray that we in no
wise .,.
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The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and others (including the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the British Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Belgrave) discussing the publication in newspapers and journals of texts that were critical of Britain's policy in the Middle East and India. None of the original press cuttings discussed are included in the file, but there are numerous English translations of the articles. The publications most frequently cited include Baharistan (published in Persia), Azadi Sharq (published by Persian exiles in Berlin), Al Akhbar (Egypt), Sl Balagh (Beirut), and Itila'at (Persia).
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- 1 file (130 folios)
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Items within the file have been arranged in chronological order, from the earliest at the front to the latest at the end.
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Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the end of file. Foliation is in circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page. There is an additional foliation system in blue crayon on ff 2-45.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/126
- Title
- 'File 8/11 Proscribed newspapers and seditious press articles'
- Pages
- 119r:123v
- Author
- Mun'emi
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- Public Domain