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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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side with th9m,& th«y are too auspicious of hia t# act unltss he dpenly
comiaits himself,he has now again turned his attention to Manameh
Municipality, if'roa its inception,when he had a violent quarrel with
Shaik Abdulla over it t Y.K. has been opposed to the Municipality.He
swore he would never have anything to 4o with it & so is net a neaber
of the Council & can no longer meddle in everything that happems in
Maumeh # te the extent that he formerly could.He only acquies^d in
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its formation,because he could net frustrate it.
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I have ^ust learnt that he has.togethei with Abdul Aziz Qesaibi
^ Yusuf i» 4 a]cru f got various people to sign a petition to Shaik Hamad /
as head of the Municipality,demanding removal of the landing tax on
goods,which was agreed upon when the Municipality was formed,^ has
been collected ever since,& is the mainstay of the Municipality.
Without it ,the work could not possibly be carried en. Its collection
was approved by the Ruler at the time & by H.M.S. It is perhaps
significant that the three persons who kcve been getting up this
petition are those who have t in the past,had a working arrangement
with the Customs,whereby they escaped a large amount of the custias
dues & as the tax bears a direct relation to the Custoas,probably
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also escaped paying their full share of the tax. In any case the
importing merchants,merely pass the tax en to the consumers^ by
increasing their prices.The three merchants in question probably
sold at the increased rate & did not pay the full >ax.
When the petition comes up I it may be stooped at the last moment
when Y.K. realises that I ^a aware of its preparation) I propose to
tell Shaik Hamad that it is a mattar which I could not agree to /
without first taking the orders of the Resident,for it is unlikely
that Government would agree to such revolutionary tactics which
would cause the ruin of the Municipality of Manameh f aost of whose
tants
inhabit are Britsih subjects or protected persons ,& by whose
money it has been built up. I shall only take this line if 3haik
Hamad seems inclined to give way.Probd) ly ^usuf fcanoo has squared
most of the Council members to support the proposal. His ob;act is
twofold- (I) To wreck the Municipality if possible It) To convince
the Agehey that there will be troublesof this nature urla s he
be once more consulted on all matters.

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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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IOR/R/15/1/327
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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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