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'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence' [94r] (191/250)
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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/ tty
Telegram P,
Prom Resident, Bushire.
To Colonial Office.
No.1159.
t)ated 16th December 1923.
PRIORITY.
Mullah Hafiz, the second member of Bin Saud's
delegation, is an Egyptian journalist notorious as a
blackmailer ana anti-British igitator and propagandist
who has maden the Gulf his base of operations for the
last three or four years. He became master of a school
at Bahrain in 1921 and in this capacity became Sheikh
Abdullah's right hand man, egging him on to intrigue
against his bro .her the present regent, and communicat-
-ing anti-British and anli-Hamad articles to the
Egyptian press, particularly to A1 Akhbar, of which
paper he is the recognised agent in the Gulf, At the
end of 1921 some correspondence passed between the
Political .gent and myself regarding the feasibility of
transferring him to some other field of activity^ he
got wind of this and left hastily for Kuwait. On return
-ing in 1922, he was not allowed to land at Bahrain at
the special reques of Sheikh Isa. Since then he has
made iuwait his headquarters, writing anti-Briiish
articles denouncing the A .P .O.C. etc. About August or
September he applied to be allowed to return to Bahrain,
ostensibly to collect debts; this was allowed on conditi
-ion thut he did not mix up in politics. He abused this
concecsion and 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.
was contemplating
indicating to him the advisability of quitting \he
island, when he suddenly left for Q.atar, to agitate
there in favour of Sheikh Isa. Receiving no encourage-
-men'. he left for Riyadh about November to try Bim Saud.
From all sources, including Sheikh Hamad, I hear that
"frit-
this is his,visit to Riyadh.
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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)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
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'
- 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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