'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence' [24r] (49/250)
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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doafidoiitial
No ii 3.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
II await
I4/I/22.
To The Political xgant Bahrain.
Klamorandum
W KM
On the th instant Jh^tixC Hafidh bin Waha^a applied to 13 : j ^ a::
dfldo _ se dQnt to hio i^rtifi;. te of I lentity Bahrain 1T0 1^ j 2 of .^nd
novaubar IJ2I) for return to i^hrain,and,a3 you. i-'.d J-. : jscribe im on
it aa coming h j ra for a 'viait 1 -iii lade it yail-« )13 ? or ayaar i ad
3.{f "or t 'i j voya 0 >j only,! uiiod lii ii t larH r/aa no o jjact. .m t > aia
i'a j iriin^ i T i li-i * i i o r ^ a i a ■ 11 •
I) l<ifo nr) 1/ 3.5 ,T 3arlora' f on 7th inst/out returned by the
>l Ahmadi n yesterday afternoon.
He states that on hi a arrival at Bahrain 3hai^ "J el man Din
Hamad Xl ^sa and Khan Bahadur Iluharmaad Sharif bonrdeA the vessel
and told hin that t:ie i^sai.: of Bahrain, did not wiah him to remain
in Bahrain,-vnd that you had agreed with him in tais decision, {e
accordingly transferred to the "Ahmedi",which was than in haroour,
and returna l to Kuwait without landing.
de has now come to ma as thai oppressed i3r±tish protected
) • rson, nd ka to a ! told "or ^.lat reason tais decision h.aa bean
ta.cen. iS is usual -ith this type ) * person,ha professes the most
profound love knd admiration 'or everything British.He says that there
was certainly no question of his not being allowed to return when he
laft Bahrain in Jovemoer, and, in support of his sta tenant, pro duces a
statement granting him leave of absence from ta^ school, ia Aaiat in
that he can thinic of absolutely no reason for ihHii 1 sa T s decision.
He hints that ;;ou pa-sonally have had your mind poisoned against him
'a y lyin? reports,which he fears you have believed, that ae a^s been
speaking against you regarding the case of a ?ersifen v ho dial a few
lays after having oeen up be tore you on the c ha rage of naviiig
stolen a ring.
I spOica to ohailc ^tfamad whan I received your telegram
under reference ,and ha appeared to £now all his history.! am strv
that he "ill not be willing to allow him to live in Kuwait,should
ha wish to do so,now that he has been refused permission to live ia
* ha is ca -tain to appeal for British protection i."
Bahrain 'md
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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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