Publication Date
19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
207
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/807
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0000e6
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
19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file begins with a letter and note from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the British
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, explaining the issue concerning disputes over landownership in Bahrain based on the practice of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa of giving out scraps of paper granting ownership to members of the Ruling Family. The rest of the file consists mainly of Arabic transcripts and English translations of letters relating to these uncertainties over land ownership. Also included in the correspondence is discussion of the practicalities of appointing an agricultural expert and an entomological specialist for Bahrain.
The main correspondents are 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.
, Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
File papers are arranged more or less chronologically from the front to the back of the file. They are followed by file notes (folios 178-206).
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Office: 31/8 Confidential Office: 1 B/7
