Author
the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
16 Nov 1927-15 Jun 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
43
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1902
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00027d
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
16 Nov 1927-15 Jun 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of memoranda, letters and petitions regarding Diving Court matters in Bahrain. Among the raised issues was the suggestion of setting up a Diving Court in Manama where it would be in closer touch with other courts. Letters were sent by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to influential merchants and nakhudas (ship captains) asking them if they could sit in the court during diving cases. Also, because the diving law in Qatar and Oman was not exactly the same as the law in Bahrain, there was some discussion as to whether the cases concerning Bahrain subjects who went to Qatar and Oman for diving should be treated the same as those cases relating to divers from Qatar and Oman who had come to Bahrain. This was brought to the attention of the Ruler of Qatar for advice.
The main correspondence is between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) and the Ruler of Qatar, Abdullah bin Qasim Al-Thani.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 39-44 are file notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: E/7
