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'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling' [36r] (70/83)
The record is made up of 1 volume (41 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1924-30 Jul 1936. 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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CONflOENTUL h £ COI®8
Qonfidential . ^
No:0/91. Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain,the 2nd August 1931.
Frok:-
To:-
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.
,
Bahrain.
The Hon T ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian. G-ul^r.,
Bus hire.
Sir,
I have the honour to say that I recently paid a visit to
the pearling banks and "boarded a considerable number of vessels
almost all belonging to tfag Bahrain owners. The nakhudas and
divers all appeared very glad to see me,but one or two were
rather nervous that I might be interested in inspecting their
diving licenses. I gave each boat a present of fresh limes
and sugar to ward off scurvy and also distributed some medicine
I had brought with me. Two divers who appeared to be seriously
ill I brought back with me. One was found to have tubercolosis
and cannot A live longer and the second was seriously ill with
syphil/is.
In spite of the conditions on the hanks,which to our minds
appear appalling,the divers in general appear both healthy and
contented. 7 saw no case of harsh treatment nor were any reported
to me.
I was everywhere informed that this year T s catch had so
far proved extremely poor and was shown few pearls of any
importance. There is a tendency,however,for nakhudas to conceal
the discovery of fine pearls which they only show to those whom
Am. they know to be in a position to buy them, "the idea
possibly being to keep prices dme*.
CU ^sL
The weather at the banks was very hot but calm^owing to the
failure of the bareh and divers have been able to get in more
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This file contains correspondence related to the pearling industry of Bahrain and the reforms of the industry that were enacted by the British during the 1920s.
The correspondence discusses the status of the industry prior to the reforms, the nature of the relationship between the ship captains (Nakudas) and the pearl divers and the impact of the reforms - especially their positive impact on the condition of the divers.
An example of a Nakuda's general account is included on folio 16.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (41 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 42, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/349
- Title
- 'File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:12v, 15v:19r, 20v:37v, 39v:41v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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