'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence' [19r] (39/250)
The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1922-17 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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^hidmeh 1 which could not possibly be collected by llaharamafl iharif.
Further enquiry elicited that the debtor to whom the real letter
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was written i3 the 3haiic ! 3 repreaentative in the village & haa redentiy
bean 30 appointed^in place of Haji All. j?hi3 corabined with the fact that
the village i3 under the orders o~ the anacrupal 'U3 Hanud .1 subah.who
ha3 A 3oramij>ted political nurdirs there,and the fact that the latter on
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exainination, 3 -ewed cie r~ 7 that : ho n-i le ilaha. v iad >harif had been in-
serted in another writing,confirmed the suspicion th^^t it vvas a politica
intrigue •
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I )oiatad out the whole of this to >hai£ ialaxui who was with
me in the Joint Court.He agreed that no case had been proved.I stated
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that even had the accused written the letter ^s st tdd.it was not a cri
Everybody imows that X:«B.Muharamad Jharif has no judicial oowers and does
not t^ice ca^es.xjven if he did so he could not enforce any decisions th
it?
debtor could ignore such a letter^?he moat that Muhammad Sharif could c
would oe to attempt to patch up the dispute , such is the role of every
leading merchant in the place, & is in ni way open to objection,It they
fail the litigants have recourse to the Halera.
The following day. a large deputation of iiahrainis came to me in
considerable exciteraent & said that daji All had been sent for by :ihaii
Salman, was abused^as also his religion,& was distinctly told that he
and several others who had been named,would be made to suffer for comir
to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to complain to you# Ha had been ordered to prosent 'limael
on the following day in Muharrai before sunrise. They suspected he wou]
be inprisone 1 as another case had been a^ced against him.Jabir bin 3uba
brother of the notorious Hamu1,wa3 accusing hiia of damaging his garden
which he had let to him,and of not pitying his accounts,although he held
full receipts. They put it plainly to me that v/e had guaranteed to
protect t ham, when they cuu to the aee ting,and if wa ware not now wi l j
to, to s iy 30 when they would rise in a body '-.ad demand his release.
I told the man not to go to r.uharraq.^nd that I would send
I
:ielaan,whose conduct seemed amazing after the views he had expressed t
ma. I sent for lihaik: Jalman asking him to see me next morning when I i
he was passing through Lianameh on his way to 3ukhair.Ha evidently gue.,
what was the matter cb did not oomo to sea me but went straight 3 .t to
3u.hair.I had an appointnent that afternoon to see >haixC iiasa^and it w
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This file contains correspondence that relates primarily to Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and an Egyptian individual referred to as Mullah Hafiz (Hafidh).
Abdullah's responsibility for a number of abuses committed against the native population of Bahrain (the Baharna) is discussed as is Hafiz's role as Abdullah's 'right-hand man' (folio 94) in these actions. Hafiz's expulsion from Bahrain and subsequent travels around the region are discussed, including his appointment as a member of the Nejd delegation to Bahrain by Bin Saud. A copy of Hafiz's Sultanate of Nejd Passport is contained on folio 93.
Other topics discussed include the activities in Bahrain of local trader and prominent figure, Yusuf Kanoo, 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. Clive Daly's desire for leave and an idea for Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to visit Britain with him.
Also included are a letter from the British Consulate in Syria regarding an article that appeared in the Syrian press attacking the British role in Bahrain and an interview with Shaikh Hamad upon his return from Britain that was published in the 'Times of Mesopotamia' in 1925.
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- 1 file (121 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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Unbound, loose sheets in a file. Foliation starts on first page of the volume and continues to the last page of writing. Foliation in pencil numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Additional inconsistent foliation starts with 3 on folio 1. Some of the numbers in this sequence appear to have been rubbed out but traces remain. The following foliation errors occur: instead of f.88 we have f.88A and f.88B; f.107 is followed by f.107A.
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- 'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence'
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- front, front-i, 1r:32v, 36r:41v, 43r:50v, 52r:87v, 88ar:88bv, 89r:92v, 93v:107v, 107ar:107av, 108r:113v, 116v:121v, back-i, back
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