Author
the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
in Bahrain on 3 February 1919. A printed copy of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
is included at the front of the volume
Publication Date
2 Sep 1915-16 Jul 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
84
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/7
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0002e6
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
2 Sep 1915-16 Jul 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence relating to the introduction of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
in Bahrain on 3 February 1919. A printed copy of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
is included at the front of the volume (folios 2-9), and marked with red, blue and black pencil annotations, marking incorrect or important aspects of the text. The main correspondents in the volume 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.
, Captain Norman Bray, and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah. Numerous letters were exchanged between the two men directly before and after the introduction of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
. Bray’s correspondence prior to this introduction seeks to smooth the way and seek Shaikh ‘Īsá’s full acceptance of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
. Correspondence after the introduction of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
is largely comprised of negotiations over the Shaikh’s relinquishment of
khidmah
(a ten per cent judicial fee payable to the Sheikh of Bahrain's treasury), and expressions of thanks and mutual appreciation between the two men. Bray's letter to the Deputy
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.
at Bushire and the Civil Commissioner in Baghdad, dated 14 February 1919, includes diaristic reports on the negotiations and meetings that took place between himself at Shaikh ‘Īsá during the introduction of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
(folios 28-47). A English text of the notification of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, issued by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, is included on folio 18.
Folios 102 and 103 are loose pages containing office notes. The correspondence described in these two pages, which refer to the administration of the Majlis [al-Urfi], are annotated as dating from 17 March 1941 to 8 April 1942. It is likely, therefore, that these two pages were misplaced at a later date into the current volume.
