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File 8/8 1931-34 Bahrain Agency Administration Reports and Related Papers [55r] (114/310)
The record is made up of 1 volume (151 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1932-20 Jul 1935. It was written in English. 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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for increased salaf came to a head when some ringleaders
arrested* The salaf had been fixed at Hs*30/~ for uivers ana
Rs*25/- fc*r haulers,an uncomfortably lo% figure,but all that the
industry could afford after three baa years. Certain men had
busied themselves in stirring up taeir fellow divers to refuse
these terns (althougn representatives of the divers uad been
present when the usual meeting to fix the rates had been held)
ana net with a ready response from the more turbulent section
of foreign civer3,a motley crowd of blacks,domalis,Hadhramautis
and wild men from tne interior of the Arab Coast generally*
Shaikh Abdullah warned the Adviser that there were signs of
trouble at Sukarraq and on the 25th certain ring-leaders were
arrested. Next day the trouble commenced with dramatic sudden
ness. bnaikh Abdullah and the jimir had come over to , anamaix
to discuss the matter with the Adviser, and were on their way
back to ;,iuharraq,'vhen tne adviser received news that a very large
body of men na^d landed on the -ijanajuah-^iuiiarraq causeway and
were coming to his office, apparently they maae for the Police
Station,for before the Adviser had reached it they had wrecked
it and rescued a ring-leader imprisoned the day beiore. 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.
proceeded to ioin the Adviser as early as
possible and met him at the Police station,which was found to
have a door and two windows burst in, the glass being in fragments
On the way to the Police Station 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.
drove
through a section of the mob and had occasion to notice their
ugly temper.
The adviser had sent up to the Fort for the available
Indian Police,and he 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.
proceeded there to
expedite matters. Some thirty men were hastily armed and a
passing lorry commandeered and the little force returned to the
Police station to find a rabble of some 1,500 divers armed with
clubs,sticks and crowbars,evidently in a state of considerable
cxc'tement,while a crowd of about a thousand looked on from the
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , as well as the reports themselves.
Present within the volume are the reports for the years 1931-1934. Each report contains a prose statement and sometimes statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain State; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Oil Concession; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Education; Trade; Industry; Athletics; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; Aviation; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Movement of Foreigners; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd (from 1932, Saudi Arabia); The Qusaibis; Qatar; Slavery; Climate; General. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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. at the time of submission to 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. at Bushire.
Preceding each report is correspondence between 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. and the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include: Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain; the Director of Customs and Port Officer; the Head Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. ; the Postmaster; and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals (men's and women's) and the Victoria Memorial Hospital.
There are internal office notes following some reports, concerning their collation and submission.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (151 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside of the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-148; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/297
- Title
- File 8/8 1931-34 Bahrain Agency Administration Reports and Related Papers
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:35v, 44r:44v, 46r:75v, 82r:83v, 91r:91v, 93r:122v, 132r:152v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence