Publication Date
28 Jun 1933-9 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
221
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/854
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000125
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
28 Jun 1933-9 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding foreign consular activities in Bahrain and the surrounding region. The topics discussed in the correspondence include rumours of an Iraqi Government consulate being established in Bahrain, the desire of the US Government to establish a consulate in Bahrain and the establishment of an American consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 1944.
The file also contains broader discussions regarding American interests and representation in the region and the US Government's relationship with local rulers. The correspondence is primarily between British officials but also includes a limited number of letters (in Arabic and English) from local rulers, as well as correspondence with the American Consulate in Dhahran.
The file contains minutes of a meeting held at 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.
in London on 9 October 1933 concerning foreign consular representation in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(ff 24-30).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 36/2 File no: 1a/20
