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'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)' [51r] (102/415)
The record is made up of 1 file (207 folios). It was created in 19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941. 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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the case of gardens or ground which are actually
being cultivated by them at the time of the death
of the holders of the gifted property.
claims which Shaikh Mo homed and certain others of
the Khalifah make over huge tracts of country,
including whole villages and foreshore, which they
;plaim to own by right of "hiba 77 papers over "sehat 77 .
I have frequently referred to this matter in letters
to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. In past times Shaikh Isa used to
write on scraps of paper that he gifted the district
of so and so to one of his sons or grandsons. In
those days open ground was valueless as it could
not be irrigated. The gift conveyed rights of
independent taxation and various other feudal usages
all of which are now extinct. Some of the Khalifah
who retain these documents now argue that the gifts
of whole districts in Bahrain convey the actual
ownership of all the ground, except that which is
privately owned, within the Tl sehat n . In some
places the local Bahama have cultivated patches
of ground within these areas and in some cases the
Shaikh who holds the hiba demands that they should be
ejected and their gardens taken over by him. The
Bahrain court is now dealing with several cases of
this description.
n
■O This would do much towards settling the vague
Yours sincerely,
Uaptam (iastr
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrain.
Captain E. Gastrell, I.A.,
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The file begins with a letter and note from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, explaining the issue concerning disputes over landownership in Bahrain based on the practice of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa of giving out scraps of paper granting ownership to members of the Ruling Family. The rest of the file consists mainly of Arabic transcripts and English translations of letters relating to these uncertainties over land ownership. Also included in the correspondence is discussion of the practicalities of appointing an agricultural expert and an entomological specialist for Bahrain.
The main correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain.
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- 1 file (207 folios)
- Arrangement
File papers are arranged more or less chronologically from the front to the back of the file. They are followed by file notes (folios 178-206).
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 207; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-178; these numbers are written in pencil and red crayon, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/807
- Title
- 'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 4r:8v, 14r:18v, 20r:35r, 35r:206v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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