'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence' [26r] (53/250)
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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Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain. ,
22/122.
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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.
Kuwait
Memo rand um Ref, your Memo. ITo II S of I4/I/22.
I havo forwarded your memo under reply to the Hon'ble the Political
Resident in the Persian aulf # who will doubtless write you direct as to
how he considers the individual referrred to should best be dealt with»
The circumstances have been already reported to the Resident,who has
approved the action taien here.
Mulla Hafidh f who is extrememly anti4 British,is in the
oay of ahaik Abdulla bin f Isa f the disaffected youngest son of the
Ruler. BJae latter employs him in intrigues and for writing scurrilous
articles in the Egyptian and Persian press,against his eldest brother,
who is heir-apparent,nnd incident^a ly,against the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,because for
various reasons which need not be gone into here,it has been our policy
of If^te to support the heir-apparent,whose position ahaik Abdulla ? as
pires to usurp.
Hafidh recently left Bahrain hurriedly, because he took
alarm vt the deportation f an associate,and lenew that his writings to
the press h^d become known, although he has been clever enough to do it
anonymously or through others.It was never expected in Bahrain that he
would return.Recently,however, vihaik Abdulla.decided to redouble his
efforts and sent for Hafidh,without the Ruler's knowledge.The latter
has recently become nervous of the results of his so^s intrigues and
fearing thrt Hafidh would be again emplyed by him for his Political
ends,wrote to ask me to forbid him to land.
ilafidh hfi s had no relations with this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, except
that he once called and expressed the greatest admiration for the
British (»ovt . & my person. His interests in Bahrain pre solely based
on the financial assistance he receiires from ah.Abdulla. The school he
was in, is under the direct management of ahJ^.Abdulla .The individual ir
believe3 to have been a prisoner of war. His reasons for severeing his
relations with his native land are not reliably known, but it is ssid ho3
that he has stated thnt he was' imprisoned in agyptjand Is not afrfid of
prison. This nay be only local colour.
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Copy to the Eon 'ble the Political / ^
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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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- Title
- 'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence'
- Pages
- 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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