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'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [18r] (37/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931. It was written in English. 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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Translation of an Arabic petition dated (3ri Rabi-al-Arral
1^45) - loth Senten"bor 1 0 2^ from the 3hia r Sunni subjeota
oT Bahrein to Hon^le 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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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After ucsusl compliments- from all the Shia ard 3nni suject^
of Bahrein.
l.^e offer our best ^reetin^s and thanks to the British
Gcverwrenf for their protecbioii without vrhioh the people had
no safety.
' Subjeqtiently Te the subjects of Bahrein under British
protection continuously express pur .thanks for great justice
done to us,
^,lecow&ly ^5 beg to iTiforn your honour ths^ '■Turing the
current year ?r ajor Daly had organised Land Settlement(Taboo)
Registration ^f rroperty for wMch ae sre all teful
to hin at the same time he introduced two matters, the Tt ,Yaqf T
and disposal of the estate of deceased persons and the *Athlath*
1/* of a decesaed rersons 1 nro^arty for charity, agsinst both
these reforms^ the public had objected officially to the
effect that they would not accept these,,that it was not the iKi
duty of the novernmawt to interfere in these matters unless
a dispute arose, and the case was referred to Government and
ir that case the Government should decide the matter according
to the Law and Justice,
^e waited for an answer but the Government did not withdraw
the orooosals, we had an answer, t M c > has not been acted unon
up to now. Go we unci erst •• d/t ha t the Govemj^ent persist in the
matter, therefore we thought it worthwhile to approach your
hor^our to request for yonr clemency to canoe''/ them as it is
very difficult in view off liberty and not customary,
^e humbly request your clemency also for the prisoners, wh®
are i^wrisoned in connection with civil matters or honourable
matters should not be ^nrisoned alon^ ^ith* tJiose who are
convic ta d of crimes.
I
m.
T .Ve also
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The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition 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. from Sunni and Shia inhabitants of Bahrain (1926), a letter regarding Shaikh Hamad's desire to visit Abdullah bin Jasim Al Thani in Qatar (1927), a list showing the quantity and value of foreign goods imported into Bahrain in 1927, discussions regarding the granting of additional land in Bahrain to Mespers, The Mesopotamian-Persian Trading Corporation (1928), reports concerning the Persian school in Bahrain (1928), a letter from 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. in Bahrain to 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 Bushire that discusses several matters (1929), correspondence that discusses the distinction between Shaikh Hamad's personal flag and the official state flag of Bahrain (1930), an intelligence report on the Qusaibi family of Riyadh (1931) and a letter about the implementation of a 10 percent cut to the personal allowances of the Al Khalifa family (1931).
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- 1 file (60 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Unbound, loose pages in a folder. Foliation starts on the first page of the file. The foliation numbers are written in pencil and circled. They appear in the top right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A previous foliation system runs from folio 3 to folio 8 but has been crossed out. An additional, inconsistent, foliation system appears in pencil and blue crayon, starting on folio 10.
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- IOR/R/15/1/328
- Title
- 'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:9v, 10v, 11v:60v, 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