Publication Date
14 Jun 1933-30 Mar 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
66
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1279
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00000e
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 Jun 1933-30 Mar 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to the deaths of Shaikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifah (in 1933), a senior member of the ruling Al Khalifah family, and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah (in 1942), the ruler of Bahrain. The majority of the papers are letters and telegrams of condolence from British (and some American) political, military, and diplomatic offices in the region, as well as others who knew the Shaikh, and letters of thanks in response from Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifah (the late Shaikh's son and the new ruler). The messages were sent via 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, in both directions. Also included in the file is correspondence 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.
and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, in which the correct protocol for commemorating the deaths is discussed.
Folios 63-67 are internal office notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 6/60
