Author
a petition
Publication Date
5 Jun 1933-26 Jun 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
8
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/808
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0000e7
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
5 Jun 1933-26 Jun 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in 1933 about the monthly allowance of Shaikh Khalifah bin Muhammad al Khalifah.
The file begins with a letter from Gordon Percy Loch,
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, to Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government, describing a visit from Shaikh Khalifah with a request to intercede with Shaikh Hamad bin Isa, Ruler of Bahrain, over the reduction of Shaikh Khalifah's monthly allowance. The letter describes how they also discussed the possibility of selling off some date gardens to the Bahrain Government.
This is followed in the correspondence by a petition (in the original Arabic, followed by English translation) from Shaikh Khalifah to 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.
.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
File papers are arranged chronologically. There are a few file notes on folio 7.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Office: 31/9 Confidential Office: 6/10
