'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence' [46r] (93/250)
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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is imown that you are coraing,Yusuf iCanoo (who is generally credited
with knowing all Grovernments plans in advance I )shoald go quite un
officially to the Shailcs and suggest that Abdulla would be wise to
seek permission to go on the HaJ.Without making any definite statement
Y.r. would doubtless find meaas of conveying that it would be safer to
forestall any possible orders from you in this way.He wouid also doubt;
- less pose as willing to use his well known influence to induce you
to accept A T s request,a role which Y.K. would play with alacrity.
If this dofs not ^aroduce the effect required.no harm would be done
for the visit would be private and we need have no official knowledge
of it.The warning to Abdulla would be delivered in any case. The
Shaiks are now a little nervous and will at that time be apprehensive
of the results of your visit and probably in a mood to agree to Y.K T s
proposal. Please let me know by telegram the dete of your arrival &
whetharr or not I should proceed on these lines.
2* If you desire it I will arrange for the ceremonial
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
for the
afternoon of the same day. Please let me know if yog have other
decorations besides Shaik Hamad's ready,in order that I may make
necessary arrangements.
Hef. your telegram 206.Shall I let 3haik Abdulla know that you will
be seeing him about the day following your arrival in Bahrain or
when?
^5 last night it was reported to me that kxx a case f very
similar to that against Ha^i Ali reoorted in my I2/C, been trumpe<
up against a Bahrain! of tBilad A1 Oadim 1 and that he had been
arrested and brutally treated,and that the Bahrainis were preparing
to make disturbances and to come in force to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. I at once
saw a representative from them and was,with some difficulty , able to
persuade him of the inadvisabilty of such action and suggested that
they should approach the Ruler in a conciliatory matnner in the
matter. All was quiet this morning,but this evening the 3haik (Sasa)
who seems oblivious to the fact that he is sitting on a volcano,
sent the man under arrest to Maameh. A crowd of Bahrainis released
him by force,beat the fidawi and the Bahrainis then closed all their
work in the Bazaar.They control about 2/3 of the Bazaar. It is
reported this evening that they have been gathering in large numbers
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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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