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'File 8/11 Proscribed newspapers and seditious press articles' [‎41r] (81/260)

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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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Baghdad l27.i?
B®irut ^54
Bahrain ^opy.
British Conaulat^
Damaacas.
Ntv.6th I^23•
'3itaation at Bahrftin
My L»rd.
^ith r«f«r«nc« t» My irarandiattly pr«c«ding despatch I have th(=
h«Ti»ar t» report that *1 8«nt a Dragompn to oxpostalato with tho Editor
•f th« T Alif Ba 1 concerning tho diagracoful articlo already roporttd.
My Dragoman had ardors to insist on e domonti being published
within 48 hours under pain of official action upon ay part.The fom of
tho dementi was laft to th^ imaginetion of the ^dit4r.
2. Tho annexed demonti wr.s accordingly published this morning and will
I venture to think^prove satisfactory enough & might be considered to
close this incident.Tho editor insists however that he received tho
news in a letter from a certain Muhammad bin Abdulla A1 iChalifeh,whose
attitude might soon to call for surveillance.I venture to hopo that
my strong action will meet with your Lordships approval.
7 . Dementi as published follows-
»The Bahrain Problem- a gentleman who is well acquainted with Iraq
and is greatly in touch with it,paid us a visit & drew our
attention to the letter we received from Bahrain ^ published in No
95S of Alif Ba.He said that the letter in question is greatly.
oxaggo*t«d and is meant to convey ill will against the British
Consul in Bahrain.He added that what is ascribed to tho Consul can
never be believed by anybody who knows that country and has any
commercial business over there,because the comments of the letter
absolutely contradict the known good political relations idx±3ik now
existing betweon the British (Jovemmot & Bahrain. 3o wo publish what
this visitor says in order to clear the facts about this problem.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
^ith the utmost re pect,
Your Lordships Most obedient Servant
C.a,3 Palmer.
H.B.M. Consul.

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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
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