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India Office to Government Hospitality Fund, 11 July 1936,
appreciation of the success of ruler’s visit; Shaikh Sir Hamad
bin ‘Isa to Political Agent, 11 July 1936, acknowledging
messages from Marquess of Zetland and HRH King
Edward VIII; Shaikh Sir Hamad bin ‘Isa to HRH King
Edward VIII, 18 July 1936; India Office, London to ;
Government of India, Simla, 30 July 1936: official report of
the visit; translation of address regarding visit to England by
Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa, with original Arabic version,
3 August 1936; Ruler of Bahrain to Resident, 6 August
1936, conveying thanks for government hospitality.
flOR: R/l5/2/1287/
5.04 Financial arrangements of the ruling family, 1940-1941 49
Resident to His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad bin ‘Isa, 6 June
1940, as to oil revenues; reply from Ruler, 24 June 1940;
Political Agent to Resident, 27 June 1940, as to effect on the
state finances of Ruler’s demands for funds; Political Agent
to Resident, 23 July 1940; Resident to Government of India,
23 March 1941, seeking advice as to investment of Bahrain
state reserve; Resident to Ruler of Bahrain, 10 April 1941;
Political Agent to Resident 7 May 1941, enclosing translation
of 4 May 1941 from the Shaikh of Bahrain to the Resident;
Belgrave to Political Agent, 6 May 1941, reporting that
Ruler’s family upset by Resident’s letter; Resident to
Shaikh Sir Hamad bin ‘Isa, 21 May 1941, as to use of state
reserve funds for ruling family; list of salaried members of
Al-Khalifah family, no date; Resident to Shaikh Sir Hamad
bin ‘Isa, 10 April 1941, criticising the Al-Khalifah family’s
demands for more funds, with implications for the state of
Bahrain [IOR: R/15/1/354]
Memorandum on Al-Khalifah allowances, and list of family
members drawing pay for government appointments,
8 January 1943 [IOR: R/l5/1/355]

INTERNAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS, 1935”-1939

5.05 Baharnah agitation for reform, 1935 77
Translation of petition submitted to Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa
by the Baharinah, 30 December 1934, demanding reforms in
law courts, representation on Majlises, and the restoration of
their rights on the Board of Education; Charles Belgrave to
Colonel Loch, 28 January 1935, outlining background of
unrest among Baharinah in 1934, and enclosing letters in
translation from various protestors, and reply from Shaikh
Hamad to petitioners, no date; Belgrave to Agent,
4 February 1935; [IOR: R/l5/2/176]
Agent to Resident, 18 February 1935, giving precis of recent
troubles, and enclosing petition of 30 December 1934 of
eight Baharinah to Ruler of Bahrain, the reply from Shaikh
Sir Hamad bin ‘Isa to petitioners of 29 January 1935,
Political Agent’s address to the petitioners on 1 February
1935; The Political Resident, Hon’ble. Lt. Col. T. C. Fowle,
at Camp Bahrain to the Foreign Secretary to the
Government of India, 18 March 1935: situation report as to
Baharnah unrest; reply from Deputy Secretary to the
Government of India to the Resident, 6 November 1935,