Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎48r] (95/1203)

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at Sea
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To. THS SENIOR RWAT. 0?VICKR, P -iSI-\N 0 ;, Tjf
H.H.S. SH }R}-ham. ' ’
Of’. ii rHoCK .DiNGa - 16 th - aist Oct ob e r. _J.yae,
MOVEMi-iMTS .
-»SIVE PLA CK leave
1220 16th October
1610 21st October
0600 31st October
DMA I
BAHRAIU
MOR KUWAI
1400 20th October
2300 29th October
DfiBAI
3, We arrived at Debpi at 1220 on the 16th October and
invitations were sent to the two rival parties to separate
meetings ohbosrd with 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. The
Shaikh and his supporters came at 1500; the old man was very
subdued and willing to accent any solution to the crisis that
the Political Jgent advised. On leaving the Shaikh was given
his salute of 5 guns and Shaikh Jana his 1 gun.
4. The leaders of the revolt were the AL BU FALASAH,
the principal family in the town and of which the Shaikh
himself is a member. They arrived nt 1600 and stated their
grievances against the present autocratic administration at
great length. Their object was to get full powers )for
themselves and to administer the shaikhdom through a legislative
council. Though they had no idea how a legislative council
should worfc, they had probably got this democratic conceotion
from the recent formation of a council at Kuwait. 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. told them that Kis Majesty’s Government would
continue to deal direct with the Shaikh and advised them to
go away and consider a solution by which they and the Shaikh
could work together.
17 th Octobe r.
5, The Shaikh of Abu Dhabi was in the town in the
capacity of mediator and he came off to see the Political
Agent on Monday morning. He was unwilling to offer any
constructive solution to the trouble. On leaving he was
given his 5 gun salute.
6. All Monday the FALASAH had reconsidered their terms
with the assistance of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent and at 0900 on the
Tuesday they arrived back onboard to hand them to 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. , In brief the terns demanded were that Debai
should be governed by a council of 15 of themselves nresided
over by the Shaikh who would be forced to carry i ijtoo
effect majority decision of the council. The Shaikhwas
handed these terms in writing at 1500 an^ appeared willing to
acept them. On his departure he was given a salute of 5 guns
and 1 gunfor Shaikh Juma.
19th October.
7
At 1000 on Vednesday the Shaikh of Debai came
onboard...