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'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'

Title	'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
Author	an agent. and others acknowledging various gifts and visits. The majority of the correspondence is in Arabic with English translations included for some letters. The file also contains a limited number of letters from individuals outside of Bahrain including members of the ruling families of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.
Publication Date:	20 Oct 1943-14 Sep 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	92
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/923
Record ID	vdc_100000000241.0x000192
Library Location	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.
Date	20 Oct 1943-14 Sep 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	This file contains Arabic language correspondence between Major Tom Hickinbotham, 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. in Bahrain, and numerous Bahraini figures, including members of the ruling family (such as Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain) and several prominent merchants. The correspondence primarily consists of short, formal letters accepting invitations to dinner at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and others acknowledging various gifts and visits. The majority of the correspondence is in Arabic with English translations included for some letters. The file also contains a limited number of letters from individuals outside of Bahrain including members of the ruling families of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.

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'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'

Author an agent. and others acknowledging various gifts and visits. The majority of the correspondence is in Arabic with English translations included for some letters. The file also contains a limited number of letters from individuals outside of Bahrain including members of the ruling families of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.

Publication Date 20 Oct 1943-14 Sep 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 92

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/923

Record ID vdc_100000000241.0x000192

Library Location 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.

Date 20 Oct 1943-14 Sep 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes This file contains Arabic language correspondence between Major Tom Hickinbotham, 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. in Bahrain, and numerous Bahraini figures, including members of the ruling family (such as Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain) and several prominent merchants. The correspondence primarily consists of short, formal letters accepting invitations to dinner at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and others acknowledging various gifts and visits. The majority of the correspondence is in Arabic with English translations included for some letters. The file also contains a limited number of letters from individuals outside of Bahrain including members of the ruling families of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.