Author
Hugh Weightman while officiating as
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative
Publication Date
3 May 1938-30 Nov 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
210
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/965
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0001d4
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
3 May 1938-30 Nov 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns changes of incumbent as
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 papers consist of correspondence, forms and certificates, and include charge certificates recording appointments as
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.
; last pay certificates; papers concerning pay and allowances; papers concerning leave; papers concerning travel arrangements and expenses; papers concerning servant's travel arrangements and expenses; certificates issued when Agents received charge of the Treasury at Bahrain; correspondence with banks, the Postmaster and the Accountant General; covering letters for specimen signatures and seals; papers relating to the payment of Income Tax; papers relating to pensions; certificates confirming that 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.
was a government servant and confirming the identity of his wife; circular notice to official bodies in Bahrain announcing the new
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.
; circular letters to other senior British officials in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
region announcing changes of incumbent at Bahrain; and correspondence with Gulf rulers (including many letters in Arabic) recording and acknowledging changes of Political Agents.
The file also includes papers relating to a claim for pay submitted by Hugh Weightman while officiating as
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.
, May-October 1938; papers relating to expenses incurred while entertaining members of British royalty in Bahrain, September 1938; and papers relating to an appeal for a memorial to Major Reginald Louis Bazalgette, April to May 1939.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office files: 1/1 III
