Yazar
correspondence from British officials
Basım Tarihi
3 Jan 1934-16 Nov 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Konu
1
Tür
Belge
Dil
ara,eng,fra
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı
316
Kütüphane
Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası
IOR/R/15/2/177
Kayıt Numarası
vdc_100000000193.0x000390
Lokasyon
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Tarih
3 Jan 1934-16 Nov 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar
The file concerns publicity about Bahrain in newspapers and journals, much of it of a sensitive or critical nature. The sources of the articles are the British and Indian press, the European press (Italian and German newspapers), and the Arabic press (based in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria). The transcripts of articles from the Arabic language press appear in English translations. The transcripts of articles and press summaries are accompanied by correspondence from British officials (especially the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrain and the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
), Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government, and other officials.
The papers include:
correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch,
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle,
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and William Arthur Moore, editor of the
Statesman
, Calcutta, dated January - February 1934 and November - January 1935 concerning a proposal that Moore come to Bahrain in 1935 in order to write a series of articles about the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
;
correspondence relating to the correction of an inaccuracy in an article entitled '
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Oil Wells' published in the
Observer
of 15 April 1934, dated May - July 1934;
papers relating to an anonymous article critical of Belgrave in the
Al
Shabab
newspaper of Cairo dated 6 October 1937 entitled 'The Country of Bahrain: What Befell her through Colonisation', including attempts to identify the author of the article, November 1937 and August - September 1938, discussion of counter-propaganda, December 1937 - February 1938, and four 'counter-propaganda' articles by Belgrave for insertion in the Arabic press entitled 'Bahrain and what is Said about it', February 1938;
papers concerning an extract from the
Bombay Chronicle
dated 3 January 1938 containing a letter entitled 'Plight of Indians in Bahrain Petroleum Company', in which seven Indian employees had made complaints about working conditions, pay, and accommodation at the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), February - July 1938;
press
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
reports issued by L'Orient Arabe, Cairo containing details of articles in the Arabic press relating to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, July - September 1938;
translation of anonymous article published in
Al-Rabita El-Arabiah
dated 31 August 1938 entitled 'People of Bahrain are Displeased with the Bad Administration of the British Authority';
translation of article that appeared in the
Frankfurter Zeitung
of 7 August 1938 entitled 'On the Bahrain Islands: the Play for Oil and Power in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
'.
The Arabic and French language content of the file is confined to letterheads of L'Orient Arabe, Cairo, apart from an Arabic version of the pseudonym 'Young Man' at the end of the letter on folio 52.
The last item of correspondence in the main body of the file is dated 21 September 1938. The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by a note on that item dated 15 November [1938].
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Occasional serial numbers in pencil and red crayon in the top right hand corner of the
recto
The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'.
page of folios refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 2/4 I
