'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎153v] (306/416)

CHAPTER VII.
Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the year
1931,
1 Personnel — (1) Political Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Loch, I.A.,
held charge of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. until the 8th July when he relieved the Honourable
“?* 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 Gull, who proceeded to England on short
Hiring ^ aUnce <m.Ul the 28th October) Mr. M. Worth, I.O.S.,
Assistant 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. , officiated as Political Agen .
(2) Assistant 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. . The post of Assistant 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, was sanctioned early in the year and on the 3rd May, Mr. M. Worth
OS arrived at Bahrain and assumed charge. He continued m the post until
(lie 8th July and again from the 28th October to the end of the year.
(3) Indian Assistant.—Khan Bahadur ’Abdul Haiy al Hashimi held charge
of the post of Indian Assistant throughout the year.
2 Ruler of Bahrain and the al Khallfah Family. (1) His Excellency
oK„:t h Hamad bin ’Isa Al Khalifah, C.S.I., has been on exceUent terms with
fhe A^eneTtlnoughout tl,e year. In February His Excellency celebrated the
first anniversary of his accession to the Ruler ship, of Bahrain.
(2) Shaikh Muhammad bin ’Isa AhKhalifali and Shaikh ’Abdullah bin ’Isa
Al Khalifah, brothers of the Ruler, paid a visit to Syria, Palestine and Egypt
during- the summer and on their wav back were received at. Baghdad by His
Majesty the King of ’Iraq. Both Shaikhs have maintained excellent relations
with the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . ... 1. I
Shaikh Muhammad has been President of the Manamnh Mmucipality
1 hrou O ’hout the year while Shaikh ’Abdullah has held charge ot the Department
of Education of the Bahrain Government. Both have done good worn m their
respective spheres.
(3) Shaikh Salman Wn Hamad Al Khalifat, tfe Ruler’s sou ha* also been
on good terms with the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . He has been employed as »j“‘**
Bahrain Courts, and during the absence of the Financial Advisei (Mr. Bd s )a. )
on leave during the hot weather performed the latter s Judicial duties in addi-
tion to his own.
(4) Shaikh Rashid bin Muhammad Al Khalifah has retained the post of
President of the Majlis al Urfi, throughout the year.
(5) The widow of His Excellency SRaikh Sk ’Isa bin ’Ali Al Khahfah re
turned from Mecca early in the year. She had gone to Mecca with the intern o
of settling there but due to her indifferent reception by Bin Sa ud she i tun .
somewhat disgruntled.
3. Local Government OfdaU.—(l) Mr. C. Dalrymple Belgrave l.eUI
of the appointment of Financial Adviser and Commandant of Police until lie
20th May, when he proceeded on leave. He resumed charge oi his duties on me
14th October. j
(2) Mr 0. 0. L. de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer, proceeded
on short leave to India on the f>th November. He returned from leave on tne
2nd December.
(3) Mr. W. B. Steele, State Engineer, proceeded on leave on the
and returned on the 34th October. During his absence Mr. H. Fraser Nasi
temporarily employed as State Engineer.
(4) Hajji Salman bin Jasim, Inspector of Police, died on the 26th October.
Hajji Salman had served in the Police from the time the force was organr
He was a Shi’ah Bahraini and a loyal and capable officer.
4. Bahrain Police.— The. Bahrain Armed Police have posts in Hidd,
and Sakhir and supply various guards in Manamah. The Armed 1 0 r ia]l
consisted of 158 men and followers on the 31st December. There are ton
Instructors on the strength of the Armed Police.
During the year the Karachi Police loaned the services of an Instructor
the Bahrain Police. . ■ ^
In addition and independent of the Armed Police Force there is a hod\
riiVht watchmen. They numbered 109 at the end of the year.