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'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms' [49v] (105/426)
The record is made up of 1 file (208 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1924-13 Aug 1925. 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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united and required a Parliment to which Shaikh Isa agreed. Then who but
the Consul thwarted the proposal ? Did any person other than the Consul,
who bates Arabs from the bottom of his heart, come in the way then ?
Your Exellency, Bahrein has a minority of the Shia Community. 1 he
clerk of the Consulate started dictating to them statements expressing gratitude
and support Mr. Daly and they wrote them against their will and under
pressure and some of them wrote them for self interest. Are the>e the
reforms, justice and organisation. Orders are signed in the name of Shaikh
Hamad whereas he himself declared before the delegates of the people the day
before yesterday that he was compelled by Major Dally to put his signatures
to them. So we seize this opportninty to submit to your Excellency a copy
of the resolutions of the Congress of Bahrein enclosed herein which was held
on the 15th Rabiul-avval 1342 A. H.
We have the honour to be
Your Excellency's most obedient servants.
(Sd.) Abdulvahhab bin Haji Zayyant,
v " Abdullatif bin Mahmood.
Abdulla bin Ebrahim Satad.
Husein bin ali Almannaee.
Mchamkd bin Rashid bin Hindi. i
Ahmed bin Kastm Aljohdar.
Shahin bin Sagar Aljalahama.
Isa bin Ahmed Addosari.
Ahmed bin Lahej.
Mohmed bin Fazal Annaeemi.
JuBAR bin MoHAMED AlMUSLIM.
Mohamed bin Sabah Aalibn-e-Ali.
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The delegates of the people selected unanimously by them.
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The resolutions of the Bahrein Congress : —
In the name of aMah the merciful, the compo^sionate, we the under
signed nobles and chiefs of the tribes, the ulema and Merchants, reoresenting
the people of Bahrein, in view of what has happened to us in our country
touching our self repect our laws and the rights of our government and feeling
quite sure that Great Britain is just and won't desire that insult should be
given to a peacelul nation and wju M not approve of Major Daly's actions in
transgression of the treaty between herself and us and there bring no other means
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File includes correspondence related to a number of topics including a request to the Governor General of Sudan for a copy of Sudan's Penal Code, correspondence between Abdul Wahab Zayani (Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa’s Attorney in exile in Bombay) and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, reports of Sunni violence against the Shia community in Bahrain, discussion regarding the need for a levy corps in Bahrain, discussion on where and how Shaikh Hamad bin Isa’s younger children should be educated, correspondence between Bushire, Bahrain and the Government of India regarding the extent of reforms in Bahrain and the nature of Britain’s role in the country.
The movements of an Egyptian journalist (Ahmed Rifaat) in the region are also mentioned as are several other matters in brief. The file also includes a letter from Herbert Samuel, the British High Commissioner in Palestine that reports news that King Hussein had heard about the removal of Isa as ruler and expressed his concern that it could cause unrest.
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- 1 file (208 folios)
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Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence file. The volume is foliated from the front cover to back cover, with small uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. Some folios originally missed out have had letters added, e.g. 1a. 1b etc.
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- IOR/R/15/1/339
- Title
- 'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms'
- Pages
- 47r:50v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
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