Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎476v] (957/1028)

Visits of Government officials .—The Hon’ble Lieut.-Colonel L. B.
Haworth, accompanied by Mrs. Haworth and Captain R. Bazelgette, arrived
at Bahrain on 7th March and left for Bushire on 26th March.
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, accompanied by Mrs. Barrett left for
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and Dehah on llth-April in the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. S. L. “John Lambert” and
returned to Bahrain on 18th April.
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. Surgeon Lt.-Colonel A. N. Dickson, M.C., arrived from
Lingah on 5th and left for Bushire on 7th May.
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. , accompanied by Mrs. Barrett left for Bushire on
21st May and returned to Bahrain on 29th May.
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, accompanied by Mrs. Barrett left for
Bushire en route to Shiraz on recess on 7th July and returned to Bahrain
on 2ndi October.
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, left for Qatar on 1 st November and
returned on 4th; he again left for Qatif accompanied by Abdullah Qusaibi
on 11th and returned on the 12th November.
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Guard .—The Bahrain State Police continued to supply the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Guard during the year.
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Nejd.
The Akhwan who were dissatisfied with Bin Sa’ud’s attitude towards
them, formed a confideracy under the leadership of the three paramount
Shaikhs, Sultan bin Bijad (Bin Humaid) Chief of ’Utaibah, Faisal ad-
Dawish the Chief of Mutair, and Dhaidan al Hithlain of the Ajman tribes.
These men decided that certain modern inventions such as motor cars and
wireless telegraphy whose use Bin Sa’ud permitted in the sacred land were
against religion and should be prohibited.
haisal ad Dawish was the chief spirit in this movement. In order to
create trouble for Bin Sa’ud who had not compensated him, as he considered
he deserved, for besieging Medinah, whose governor he had hoped to become
he incited the Akhwan to attack the posts which the Iraq Government had
kuijt on Nejd frontier. The first raid was made on Busaiyah in November
followed by several other raids in most of which the Akhwan were suc
cessful. This success encouraged the other Akhwan who began to gather
Dawish in order that they might have a share of the plunder.
Bm Sa ud was not able at first to take effective action to check Bin Dawish’s
o lowing who were raiding Iraq. In consequence however of the counfef
ofiensive of the Royal Air Force, and the fear that this had inspired he
P i re A^A U P° n them t0 leave matters in hi s hands. BIN LUAI and Sa’ud
al ARIA dissuaded Bin Dawish and Bin Humaid, who were about to col-
laborate in a raid on Iraq, from making the attempt. Bin Sa’ud promised
them that the posts to which they objected would be demolished and their
demands would be carried out. He suggested that the best course would be
hv r ni e nH Q k i hWan “i \ ntl1 he f ttl€d matters with the Ira( 3 Government
by negotiations^ The Akhwan whose activities were curtailed in any case
by the advent of summer agreed to His Majesty’s suggestions.
This was the situation until Bin Sa’ud who had been to Hejaz for the
retu f rne ^ to Riad h in September. He then invited all
the chiefs to a meeting for the discussion of the general situation. The chiefs
FahT Ad iTAT TX tt e f e P tio " of Bin Humaid of the Ataibah and
him Ti A f b’ f i he , U 1 m u alr ’ ^ h ° Sent hls son A ZAIZ to represent
him. The conference decided that the action of Faisal ad Dawish and those
who followed him was contrary to religion as they had acted without the
previous permission of B n Sa’ud ; that modern inventions were not unlaw
( "! SZ^r iSSlb,e; a -? d f n rther that the Amir Sa ’ Ud bin Abdnlaziz
^ a lla should be recognised as heir apparent,