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IOR/R/15/1/339

Record Id:
040-000227785
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-000227427
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000138
LARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100023850696.0x000002
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/339
Title:
File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:

File includes correspondence related to a number of topics including a request to the Governor General of Sudan for a copy of Sudan's Penal Code, correspondence between Abdul Wahab Zayani (Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa’s Attorney in exile in Bombay) and the Political Agency in Bahrain, reports of Sunni violence against the Shia community in Bahrain, discussion regarding the need for a levy corps in Bahrain, discussion on where and how Shaikh Hamad bin Isa’s younger children should be educated, correspondence between Bushire, Bahrain and the Government of India regarding the extent of reforms in Bahrain and the nature of Britain’s role in the country.

The movements of an Egyptian journalist (Ahmed Rifaat) in the region are also mentioned as are several other matters in brief. The file also includes a letter from Herbert Samuel, the British High Commissioner in Palestine that reports news that King Hussein had heard about the removal of Isa as ruler and expressed his concern that it could cause unrest.

Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000227759
040-000227785
Is part of:
IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
IOR/R/15/1/314-377 : File 19: Bahrain

 

IOR/R/15/1/339 : File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms
Hierarchy:
032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0006]/038-000227759[0026]/040-000227785
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 file (208 folios)
Digitised Content:
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000138
Thumbnail:
Languages:
Arabic
English
Scripts:
Arabic
Latin
Start Date:
1924
End Date:
1925
Date Range:
2 Jan 1924-13 Aug 1925
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Physical Characteristics:
A bound correspondence file. The volume is foliated from the front cover to back cover, with small uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. Some folios originally missed out have had letters added, e.g. 1a. 1b etc.
Former External References:
A Series: 19/165 III
Confidential Series: C 24
Arrangement:
Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Public Record(s)