‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’

Name: ‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
Author: British Government officials in the Gulf

İsim	‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
Yazar	British Government officials in the Gulf
Basım Tarihi:	3 Jun 1939-13 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	48
Kütüphane:	Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	IOR/R/15/2/764
Kayıt Numarası	vdc_100000000241.0x0000b1
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 Jun 1939-13 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar	The file includes letters, telegrams and other papers relating to messages of support received by British Government officials in the Gulf, from the Rulers of Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah, and from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), in response to events in Europe that resulted in Britain’s declaration of war against Germany on 1 September 1939. The file’s principal correspondents are: 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. at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman); the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah). The file includes: correspondence between 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle) and 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. at Bahrain over the possibility of the Ruler of Bahrain making a gift to the British Government towards the defence of the empire, referred to by the Resident as the ‘Imperial Defence’ (ff 2-5); correspondence dated 29 August 1939, exchanged between the British Government and BAPCO officials, the former giving thanks for the latter’s offer of support and cooperation towards the British Government (ff 7-8); messages from various Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. rulers, made to British officials from 1 September 1939 onwards, offering both moral and material support at the start of the war, including: a telegram and letters from the Ruler of Bahrain, Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, the last of these letters offering a sum of £30,000 to the British Government towards the costs of war (ff 9-10, f 30, ff 32-33); a telegram and a letter from the Ruler of Dubai [Shaikh Sa‘id bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm] (f 17, ff 19-20); a telegram and a letter from the Ruler of Sharjah [Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsim] (f 24, ff 28-29); letters of thanks sent by British Government officials to the various rulers of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in response to their offers of support, including a telegram from the Viceroy of India (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow) giving personal thanks to the Ruler of Bahrain for his gift of £30,000 to the British Government (f 45).
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 48-49) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	Confidential Files: 28/78

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‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’

Yazar British Government officials in the Gulf

Basım Tarihi 3 Jun 1939-13 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Tür Belge

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 48

Kütüphane Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası IOR/R/15/2/764

Kayıt Numarası vdc_100000000241.0x0000b1

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 Jun 1939-13 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Notlar The file includes letters, telegrams and other papers relating to messages of support received by British Government officials in the Gulf, from the Rulers of Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah, and from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), in response to events in Europe that resulted in Britain’s declaration of war against Germany on 1 September 1939. The file’s principal correspondents are: 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. at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman); the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah). The file includes: correspondence between 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle) and 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. at Bahrain over the possibility of the Ruler of Bahrain making a gift to the British Government towards the defence of the empire, referred to by the Resident as the ‘Imperial Defence’ (ff 2-5); correspondence dated 29 August 1939, exchanged between the British Government and BAPCO officials, the former giving thanks for the latter’s offer of support and cooperation towards the British Government (ff 7-8); messages from various Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. rulers, made to British officials from 1 September 1939 onwards, offering both moral and material support at the start of the war, including: a telegram and letters from the Ruler of Bahrain, Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, the last of these letters offering a sum of £30,000 to the British Government towards the costs of war (ff 9-10, f 30, ff 32-33); a telegram and a letter from the Ruler of Dubai [Shaikh Sa‘id bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm] (f 17, ff 19-20); a telegram and a letter from the Ruler of Sharjah [Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsim] (f 24, ff 28-29); letters of thanks sent by British Government officials to the various rulers of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in response to their offers of support, including a telegram from the Viceroy of India (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow) giving personal thanks to the Ruler of Bahrain for his gift of £30,000 to the British Government (f 45).

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 48-49) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) Confidential Files: 28/78