'File 35/7 Agitation for Constitutional Reforms in Bahrain'

Title:

'File 35/7 Agitation for Constitutional Reforms in Bahrain'

Date:

1948/1949

Description:

The majority of the correspondence in this file discusses the activities of a Bahraini named Abdullah Zeerah (also spelt Zireh). In 1948, Zeerah travelled to Iran and announced in front of its parliament that the people of Bahrain wanted Persian rule to be re-established over Bahrain. The file contains translations of articles in the Iranian press regarding the incident. It also contains a typed copy in Arabic (with English translation) of an article about Britain's role in Bahrain that appeared in Al-Arab Worldon 10 February 1948.The file also contains correspondence concerning demands for the formation of a legislative council in Bahrain.On folios 25-26, the file contains a list of political and cultural clubs active in Bahrain with short political assessments of each one written by Britain's Political Agent in Bahrain, Cornelius James Pelly.1 file (75 folios)Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 75; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio; an additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-71; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Political reform
Sovereignty

Extent:

1 file (75 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000122_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000122_en
IOR/R/15/2/851

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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