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‘Bahrainese abroad’ [11r] (21/176)
The record is made up of 1 file (86 folios). It was created in 22 Sep 1873-1 Dec 1913. It was written in English and Turkish, Ottoman. 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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question of thatr having Britiah protaotion, md boofvio
enrolled in Urn liet» of the iihaiiOi’a tribal dependente
liice other eubjeote of hi a*
Individuals of thia olaaa have of late been Importuning
the Uonaulate for registration, and eiuen I recently viaited
' a ^the matter wae at a stage which did not admit cf
it# being f<jnoed with or put on on© side* At the earae time
1 waa aware that the Juncture was a most convenient one
for asking lour cJtosllenoy to revive the issue with the
Central uovemment*
ih©' subject was therefore diaouaaed frankly with the
Shaikh, and the solution Jtrrived at ny present oneiosuras
explain*
It was designedly given a personal and local aspect in
order that Uie kajest 4 / f s Legation mi^t not nocesaai'ily be
ooraaitted thereby, if it was not approved. On the other hand
it is hoped that it will provide a workable modus vivendi
for ohasaaerah, ‘Uid in any oaae* places us in a better
position in regard to Bahrainis we have been able to
achieve in other feraian forts, where we do not register
Bahrainis and where opposition is Invariably offered to the
exercise of o-r good offices In their behalf*
i wa forwarding a copy of tills latter to the doveronent
of india*
I have the honour to be
.:ir,
lour -xoellenoy' a
; oat obedient, humblo servant.
X G^c.
Liout-Oolonol,
uritiida heel dent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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d*B#M , s Conaul-Uaneral for fare etc*
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- Content
The file comprises correspondence from two distinct periods. Correspondence at the beginning and end of the file is dated 1909 to 1913 (ff 2-16, ff 52-87), and discusses the British protection of Bahrainis in Ottoman Turkey, in response to Ottoman Government representatives in Constantinople [Istanbul] questioning Britain’s claim of Bahrain being under its protection, and the registration and status of the increasing numbers of Bahrainis residing in the port of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], thanks to that port’s relative stability and affluence. Some of this correspondence deals with a specific incident occurring in March 1911 in which three Bahrainis were detained by the Basra authorities, with the latter refusing to recognise that the men were under British protection (ff 56-63). The principal correspondents in these parts of the file are: the British Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul] (Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther); the British Consul at Bussorah [Basra] (Francis Edward Crow); the Acting British Consul for Arabistan (Arnold Talbot Wilson).
The middle portion of the file (ff 17-50) comprises copies of correspondence from the Basrah [Basra] archives, dated 1873-1878, sent to 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. at Bahrain (Major Stuart George Knox) by Wilson in December 1910 (covering letter, f 16):
- letters dated 1878 from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross), reporting of the destruction of Zobara [ Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ] by the Shaikh of el Bidaa [Al Bidda] with ‘two or three thousand followers’, under a Turkish flag (ff 20-21);
- letters dated 1873-1874, chiefly between the British Consul at Baghdad (Colonel Charles Herbert) and the British Ambassador at Constantinople (Sir Henry George Elliot), discussing a disagreement between British and Turkish Government officials over the Turkish Government’s intention to conscript Bahrainis residing in Turkish-administered Iraq into the Ottoman army, including a copy and translation of a memorial from the ‘Bahrainees of Kerbulla [Karbalā']’ (ff 22-50).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (86 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The chronological ordering is, however, interrupted by a set of much earlier correspondence, which was sent as an enclosure to a letter contained within the chronological arrangement (ff 17-50).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 88; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-87; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Condition: There is considerable insect damage on some pages in the file, in the form of small holes in the paper. However the damage is not sufficient to impair the legibility of any text.
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- English and Turkish, Ottoman in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1981
- Title
- ‘Bahrainese abroad’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:27v, 30r:47v, 51r:87v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence