Author
various parties
Publication Date
10 Oct 1931-14 Sep 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
52
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1374
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00006d
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
10 Oct 1931-14 Sep 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file comprises correspondence relating to the raising of notes of protest by various parties, in response to damage sustained to vessels at sea, or loss of cargo from vessels while at sea. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Master of the SS
Begum
Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage.
, O G Rowland Jones; the Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Milton H Lipp.
The file includes:
correspondence dated October 1931 relating to an incident in which a lighter, attending to the
SS Barpeta
at Bahrain, lost some of its cargo during a squall, and subsequent arrangements for the raising of a note of protest by the nakhudas involved (ff 3-7);
correspondence in Arabic relating to notes of protest, with handwritten notes by
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
staff (in English), dated March 1938 (ff 13-14) which refer to questions of whether such correspondence should be dealt with by the Vernacular or English Offices of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, in response to the applicants for notes of protest being non-English speakers (ff 14-19);
a copy of a note of protest raised by the Master of the
El Segundo
at Bahrain, dated 9 March 1939 (f 20);
correspondence relating to the ‘touching’ of the Rennie Shoals [Mushţ Rinnī] by the SS
Begum
Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage.
on 9 April 1939, including: numerous letters from the Master of the
Begum
Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage.
, O G Rowland Jones; a certificate of survey completed by Lloyd’s agents at Bahrain; depth sounding measurements; a copy of deck log entries; and a chart indicating the location and circumstances of the accident (ff 21-35);
correspondence relating to the loss of steel plates from the barge
CASOC 101
in August 1941, with correspondence and multiple copies of a note of protest, exchanged between Milton H Lipp of BAPCO, and 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.
(ff 36-51).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 52-53) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office: File 12/6
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
Map indicating the SS
Begum’s
touching of the Rennie Shoals [Mushţ Rinnī]
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/1374, f 35
