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'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)' [‎22r] (43/415)

The record is made up of 1 file (207 folios). It was created in 19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941. 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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GOVERNMENT OE INDIA*
Department.'
EXPRESS LETTER
[N.B.—TUs is an ORIGINAL MESSAGT?, senlly post to we tele
graphic expense and undue use of ike icires, but intended to be
treated, on receipt, icith the scone expedition as if it had been
telegraphed. To save time and formalities it is worded and signed
as if it had been so despatched.]
Prom
Political
Bahrain.
To
Besident
Busin re.
iVo. G/cdU Dated Ebth February 192 p'A.
The question oi'-the a! iChalifah custom whereby Members of
the Family are not allowed, to alienate al Khaiifah land to persons
other than Members ol the family and the custom ui grants of Al
Khaiifah land made by one Ruler reverting on his decease to the
next Ruler,has been challenged by bhaiich Muharnmad bin Isa H
IChalil'ah m connection with a specific case.
E. ills excellency Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khaiifah. says that he
- thinks there was a meeting in Colonel Meade's time,of Shaikh Isa.
Shaikh Ali bin Ahmad,Salman bin Da f ij,Aii bin Muhammad al Khaiifah
and Khalia bin Ali at which tne existence of the above custom was
accepted. ^
b. I thin!' that this meeting was prior to the establishment of
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and there do not appear to be any recorus of it. I think,
however, that it is the ’’family mentioned in Line 14 of
Page yES of Volume l,Fart l,of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by
S. 6. "
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The file begins with a letter and note from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the British 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, explaining the issue concerning disputes over landownership in Bahrain based on the practice of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa of giving out scraps of paper granting ownership to members of the Ruling Family. The rest of the file consists mainly of Arabic transcripts and English translations of letters relating to these uncertainties over land ownership. Also included in the correspondence is discussion of the practicalities of appointing an agricultural expert and an entomological specialist for Bahrain.

The main correspondents are 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; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain.

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1 file (207 folios)
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File papers are arranged more or less chronologically from the front to the back of the file. They are followed by file notes (folios 178-206).

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 207; 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 2-178; these numbers are written in pencil and red crayon, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)' [‎22r] (43/415), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/807, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026031210.0x00002c> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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