Author
an agent.
at Kuwait
Publication Date
25 May 1938-23 Aug 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
302
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1410
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000091
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
25 May 1938-23 Aug 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains telegrams, correspondence and notices regarding postal matters: conveyance of mail at Bahrain, dispatch of mail from Bahrain, air mail service, shipping, postal facilities in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
area, and restriction of telecommunications and mail services to other countries during the Second World War. The file contains a copy of the agreement with Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, who provided a vehicle for transit and delivery of mail (folios 210-213)
The principal correspondents are: the Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo; Imperial Airways Limited (from 1940 British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)); British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (BISN); the Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division, at Karachi; the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah; the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Kuwait; 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.
; and 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.
There are some documents in Arabic with English translation within the file, letters from and to the Postmaster at Bushire, and from the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes within and at the end of the file, on folios 267-303. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Files: 14/1
