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Another PhD dissertation that touched on the topic of the thesis was by

Bahraini historian Saeed Khalil Hashim entitled The Influence of Iraq on the

Nationalist Movements of Kuwait and Bahrain 1920-1961, awarded in 1984 by the

University of Exeter. The thesis was divided into two parts, one on Kuwait and the

other on Bahrain with a time period that extended from 1920 to 1961; limited

information was presented in relation to the topic of this thesis. Though Hashim did

utilise documents from TNA, it was mostly used to cover the time period prior to the

early 1950s. Events that took place following the early 1950s might have not been

available to Hashim to assess. In order to explain the events of the 1950s in Bahrain,

Hashim heavily relied on Al-Bakir’s memoir. Additionally nationalist newspapers

were explored and some interviews with surviving members of the Movement at the

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time were conducted.

Moreover, the Iraqi historian Tayebah Al-Anzi wrote a Master’s thesis at the

University of Basra in Iraq in Arabic entitled Charles Belgrave’s Role in Bahrain

between 1926-1957 in 2010 covering Belgrave’s work in Bahrain. The research

relied heavily on secondary sources to reconstruct events and allocated only a

limited portion of the work to the 1950s conflict.
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Finally, an attempt was made by Belgrave’s nephew and former diplomat

Robert Belgrave, who launched a project that aimed to document the life and times

of his relation. Unfortunately, the project now known as The Papers of Robert

93 S.K. Hashim, ‘The Influence of Iraq on the Nationalist Movements of Kuwait and Bahrain 1920-1961’
(University of Exeter: 1984).
94 N.A.K. Al-Anzi, ‘Dawir Charles Belgrave fi Al-Bahrain bayna Amay 1926-1957’ [Charles Belgrave’s
Role in Bahrain between 1926-1957] (University of Basra: 2010).

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