'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling' [‎17r] (33/83)

of 1925.
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain,
Dated the 0 November 1925.
From
Captain G. L. Mallan, I.A.,
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. , Bahrain.
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CONFIDENTIAL RE00a08. ;
To
Lt-Colonel F. B. Prideaux, C.£.I., C.I.E.,
Eon'ble the Political Heeident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
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Reforms in the pearling industry .
Sir,
I have the honour to enclose herewith a petition from a
number of influential diving nakhudas of Bahrain, setting forth
some grievances in regard to conditions prevailing at present
in the pearling industry as a result of the measures instituted
in 1924 for the Reform of the industry.
These measures comprised:-
(l) The abolition of the old Salifah Court.
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(2) Rules regulating financial relatione between
pearling nakhudas and their crews contained in the
proclamation issued by Shaik Hamad in 1924, a
translation of which was forwarded to you under
this office letter No. 170/9/5, dated 12th July 1924.
The signatories of the attached petition pray for re
consideration of two points only in connection with the above
measures:-
(1) The abolition of the Salifah Court.
(2) The sale of pearls with the consent of 2/^rds of
the crew.
The remaining points dealt with in the petition are
matters on which no definite decision has yet been made either
by K. M. Government or by Shaik Hamad himself by proclamation,
although the general line taken by the Court in cases which
have