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'File 1/A/13 III [TRANSHIPMENT] DUES BAHRAIN.'

Title	'File 1/A/13 III [TRANSHIPMENT] DUES BAHRAIN.'
Author	way of Bahrain
Publication Date:	9 Nov 1934-20 Oct 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	246
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/147
Record ID	vdc_100000000193.0x000372
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	9 Nov 1934-20 Oct 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The file concerns the shipping of goods direct to the mainland of Saudi Arabia by way of Bahrain; the question of the imposition by Bahrain of transit dues on such goods; and the effect of these transit dues on relations between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Britain. The correspondence is mainly between 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. , Bahrain; 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); and the 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. . There is also correspondence from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); HM Minister, Jedda [Jeddah] (Sir Andrew Ryan); and members of the ruling family of Bahrain. Enclosures to correspondence from 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. 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. , Bahrain include correspondence from the Government of India, and the Foreign Office. The papers cover: minutes of meeting held at the Foreign Office on 8 October [1934] to discuss relations between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, November 1934; the possibility that Saudi Arabia might develop Ras Tanurah [Ra’s Tanūrah] as a port for direct steamer traffic; continuing references to the incident concerning the SS Ahmedi in 1932, when transit dues were imposed by Bahrain on goods being taken direct to Saudi Arabia; the conference at Bahrain in March-April 1935 between representatives of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to discuss the issue of transit dues, February-April 1935; and drafts and discussions over an agreement on transit dues between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia following the Bahrain conference, May-September 1935. (The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, and may include enclosures of an earlier date.) The Arabic language content of the file consists of thirteen folios, mainly correspondence (with English translations) between Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain; 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. , Bahrain. The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; however, the earliest dated document is the enclosed set of minutes dated 8 October [1934] on folios 7-18, and the last dated addition to the file is an entry in the notes on folio 243 dated 24 October [1935].
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 227-243). Serial numbers written in pencil and crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) in the form 'S. No:' followed by the number, which occur throughout the file, refer to entries in the notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	Confidential files, 1932-50: 1/A/13 III

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'File 1/A/13 III [TRANSHIPMENT] DUES BAHRAIN.'

Author way of Bahrain

Publication Date 9 Nov 1934-20 Oct 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 246

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/147

Record ID vdc_100000000193.0x000372

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 9 Nov 1934-20 Oct 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The file concerns the shipping of goods direct to the mainland of Saudi Arabia by way of Bahrain; the question of the imposition by Bahrain of transit dues on such goods; and the effect of these transit dues on relations between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Britain. The correspondence is mainly between 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. , Bahrain; 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); and the 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. . There is also correspondence from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); HM Minister, Jedda [Jeddah] (Sir Andrew Ryan); and members of the ruling family of Bahrain. Enclosures to correspondence from 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. 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. , Bahrain include correspondence from the Government of India, and the Foreign Office. The papers cover: minutes of meeting held at the Foreign Office on 8 October [1934] to discuss relations between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, November 1934; the possibility that Saudi Arabia might develop Ras Tanurah [Ra’s Tanūrah] as a port for direct steamer traffic; continuing references to the incident concerning the SS Ahmedi in 1932, when transit dues were imposed by Bahrain on goods being taken direct to Saudi Arabia; the conference at Bahrain in March-April 1935 between representatives of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to discuss the issue of transit dues, February-April 1935; and drafts and discussions over an agreement on transit dues between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia following the Bahrain conference, May-September 1935. (The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, and may include enclosures of an earlier date.) The Arabic language content of the file consists of thirteen folios, mainly correspondence (with English translations) between Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain; 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. , Bahrain. The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; however, the earliest dated document is the enclosed set of minutes dated 8 October [1934] on folios 7-18, and the last dated addition to the file is an entry in the notes on folio 243 dated 24 October [1935].

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 227-243). Serial numbers written in pencil and crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) in the form 'S. No:' followed by the number, which occur throughout the file, refer to entries in the notes.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) Confidential files, 1932-50: 1/A/13 III