Author
Britain's
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
14 Jan 1948-1 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
75
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/851
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000122
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
14 Jan 1948-1 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The majority of the correspondence in this file discusses the activities of a Bahraini named Abdullah Zeerah (also spelt Zireh). In 1948, Zeerah travelled to Iran and announced in front of its parliament that the people of Bahrain wanted Persian rule to be re-established over Bahrain. The file contains translations of articles in the Iranian press regarding the incident. It also contains a typed copy in Arabic (with English translation) of an article about Britain's role in Bahrain that appeared in
Al-Arab World
on 10 February 1948.
The file also contains correspondence concerning demands for the formation of a legislative council in Bahrain.
On folios 25-26, the file contains a list of political and cultural clubs active in Bahrain with short political assessments of each one written by Britain's
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, Cornelius James Pelly.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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