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Two hundred years
was Agha Mohammed Rahim Al –1909) arrived to Bahrain on
Safar whom the British saw the 18th October 1904 from that
necessity of his replacement and day the intentions of the Agency
appointing a British agent in his to control everything in Bahrain
place. Lieutenant Colonel John began.
Mead (June 1897 – April 1900) On the Persian Coast there
the Political Resident in Boshahr were things that began to take a
approved this decision. room of interest from the British
On 24th September,1899 the presence in the Gulf. In 1862
British India Government began –1867 Mr. Partel Freire took
to put a plan to establish an the position of the Governor of
agency in Bahrain and Lord Bombay region and became the
Curzon, the king’s Viceroy in second man in India. After his
India, supported this idea and appointment, the British Trade
recommended to appoint an Ships began to do their trips to
English agent in Bahrain . the Gulf.
Partel Freire was not satisfied
In January, 1900 The first British of Captain Johns the Political
Agent John Calcott Gaskin Resident in Boshahr (James
was appointed (January 11900t0h Felix Johns October 1855 –1862)
–October 1904). On the Johns was raising the slogan
February he arrived to Manama, (live and let others live). This
and his visit was temporary was in Freire opinion a give up
because he was working as for the British Interests. On the
an assistance to the Political first vacation for Johns to Britain,
Resident in Boshahr. Lewis Pelly was appointed the
Political Resident in Boshar
The temporary agent tried to (1862 – 1872) and his slogan
get the approval of Sheikh (the right man in the right place).
Essa Ben Ali to run the port, These special years were the
London Government and India most important in the relation
Government wanted an agent with Bahrain (1868 -1869) In the
in a continuous presence in first visit, Pelly wrote saying ((It
Bahrain and Captain F B Bredo
(Francis Begel Bredo) (1904
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