'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [162r] (328/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 29 Feb 1922-30 Mar 1931. 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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iirj fcl liiteras ta .
Tha A^ancy Guard suppliad by the ?/l6 Punjab
Rfegimunt left Bahrain on Qth February on vdiioh date the
Ba-irein 3tate Polio© took over their duties,
Gornan interes ts.
Ihre© crer-L'ians ;vished to disembark at Bahrein ex
S»3* Bandra’ on th© Is th June but the master ol* the vessel
was informed that no Germans are allowed to land at this
port.
i-i^ain anotner Germaxi iaamed Kax* 1 Lixidner wi shed to
iaiici in Bahrein in connection with pearl shell business
but he was allowed to do so.
He jd .
His Majesty Abdul Azlz hin Gaud proclaimed ’aimself
king of the Hejaz and Hejd duriiig the year.
On 5th H^vember a party of Hejdfs under Faisal bin
D awlsh* attacked and d©stroyed an j raq post at Busayah.
have
Since that date the movements of Faisal/been the main
prsoccupation of Hejd.
H*H• the King detailed a force under Fahad bin Abdulla
Inn Jiiawi > to deal with possible trouble in the Ajman
territory and Fahad appears to have performed his task
s a 1 1 s f a c t o r*i 1 y.
Akhwan bigatory gave the Shiah inhabitants of Qattf
cause for complaint during the middle of the year, but
wiser Councils have prevailed and the situation has been
eased v e ry considerab1y.
K,atar .
The Hon’bl© 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.
accompanied by
th©
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.
visited JJohah on 13th April and dis
cussed tii© propostfttvi si t of aeroplanes to Qatar with Sheikh
Abdulla bin Jassim Ath Thani . Th© Sheikh v-ras not disposed
to welcome an air route through his territory ar^iprof©seed
his inability to resist th® Wahabis, whose hostility he said
would b© inflamed against the aeroplanes.
Tne
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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 1921-1930. Each report contains a prose statement and 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; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd; 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.
Also included in the file 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 some of the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals and schools.
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- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/296
- Title
- 'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 47r:104v, 123r:125v, 128r:128v, 151r:168v, 178r:234v, 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