IOR/L/PS/10/81

The volume contains correspondence relating to disturbances in Bahrain and the consequent discussion over administrative changes. The correspondence is mostly between the India Office, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India. Further correspondence, included as enclosures, is from the following:

• Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf;
• Francis Beville Prideaux, Political Agent at Bahrain;
• Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain;
• Shaikh Ali bin Ahmed Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Alī bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], nephew of the ruler of Bahrain;
• numerous other British political and naval offices in Turkish Arabia and Persia.

The disturbances centred around attacks on a German man and several Persians by Shaikh Isa's nephew, Ali bin Ahmed, and his followers in late 1904. The papers within the volume cover several matters related to these attacks:

• the investigation into the details of the attacks;
• the discussion over what to do about Ali bin Ahmed and his eventual exile;
• British naval operations to enforce order;
• Turkish claims that Shaikh Isa believes himself to be a Turkish subject;
• the discussion over increased administrative intervention in Bahrain, specifically control of customs.