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'File 19/163 I (C 33) Bin Saud's relations with Shaikh of Bahrain. Nejdi Agent's activities in Bahrain' [102r] (209/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (201 folios). It was created in 15 Apr 1923-31 Jul 1931. 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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suicide. They said that those whom they had left behind were
"besieged in their villages by the tax col ectors who were
demanding a far greater sum than they could possibly pay, and
that they were subjected to every form of injustice. I
again askrd how the British Government could help them against
their ruler, and they merely repeated that we should go there
and protect them, as we had protected people elsewhere. I
told them th t I had no private army with which I could in
vade the territory of a friendly power, and finally as they
would not leave, I told them that I would represent their
case to you, and that if you could help them you would. They
then left.
6. I have never seen sa seen a body of men so dispi
rited and dejected, and there is no doubt that they have reachr
ed the limit of human endurance. They fully understand that
^cannot ^
whatever their n; tionality has been in the past, theyTclaim
protection as Bahrna now, end they are simply awaiting some
miracle to occur and save them. I do not icnow whether it
is possible for any action to be taken on their behalf, and
it is quite probable that any reference to Bin Saud might
have the effect of making their lot even harder, fot it is
*?***& clear that the ordert for the collection of this war-
tax has emanated from him and no one else. I would be
glad to know whether it is possible to hold out any hope to
these unfortunate people.
7. I cannot agree with the concluding paragraph of
my predecessor's letter T 2 mentioned above, and it appears
thri.t oir 1 one 1 Haworth afterwards withdrew his approval df
the piop^sition outlined therein. The crux of the matter '
seems to me to be the test for Bahrain nationality. If a, per
son can show a reasonable claim to recent Bahrain nationality,
by birth, residence or other cogent reason, it srkjxix would
appear impossible to deny them our protection. The inhabi-
tants of these islands are becoming increasingly critical of
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This file contains documents regarding relations between the British, Bin Saud and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa between 1923 and 1931.
The documents discuss the Persian-Nejdi violence that occurred in Bahrain in 1923, the activities and expulsion of Bin Saud's agent in Bahrain (Abdullah Al Qusaibi), the resistance to reform of Sunni tribes in Bahrain and the arrival in Bahrain of Shia refugees from Qateef.
The file contains correspondence regarding the status of Shia communities in Hasa and Qateef and whether or not they are Baharna and thus fall under British protection or not.
The file also contains correspondence between Bin Saud and the British and petitions to British authorities from the Shia community in Qateef.
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- 1 volume (201 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence file, its sheets have been unbound and are now loose. 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'. . An additional foliation sequence, also in pencil numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , starts with 1A, 1B on f.1. The two numbers converge at 57-60 and only one set of number is present from f.61 to f. f.121. Two sets of numbers again appear from f.122 to end. The following foliation errors occur: f.1 is followed by f.1A, f.25 is followed by f.25A, f.111 is followed by f.111A. f.112 is contained in an envelope on f.111.
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- Title
- 'File 19/163 I (C 33) Bin Saud's relations with Shaikh of Bahrain. Nejdi Agent's activities in Bahrain'
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- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1, 1, 1ar:1av, 2r:3v, 5r:20v, 25r:25v, 25ar:25av, 26r:39v, 40v:84v, 90v:105v, 109v:111v, 113v, 114v:192r, 193r:201v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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