Author
an agent.
Publication Date
14 Jan 1940-22 Dec 1943 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
305
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1943
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0002a6
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 1940-22 Dec 1943 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1940 and 1943. A memorandum was sent by the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to the Naval Officer in charge that the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Flagstaff would be dressed on the occasions of the first day of each ‘Eid.‘Eid greetings were sent by the appointed
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, including Hugh Weightman and Reginald Alban, and on behalf of 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.
, Charles Prior, to Gulf rulers and shaikhs including the Ruler of Bahrain (Hamad bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifah), the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim Al-Thani), and the Ruler of Dubai (Said bin Maktum). 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.
paid visits to the shaikhs of the ruling family in Bahrain as well as to the notables of Manama and Muharraq, such as Muhammad Tayeb Khunji and Yusuf bin Adulrahman Fakhroo, during the ‘Eid festivals. 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.
joined 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.
on those visits when he was in Bahrain.The Gulf rulers and shaikhs wrote back to 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.
thanking him for his ‘Eid greetings. ‘Eid greetings were also sent between 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 on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
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.
in Bahrain. Most of the correspondence is in Arabic.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The file notes of this file can be found at the end of file IOR/R/15/2/1944 ‘File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.’, (folios 374-383). These are dated 1940-1943.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: G/7 II
