Publication Date
29 Apr 1927-1 Apr 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
121
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1859
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000252
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
29 Apr 1927-1 Apr 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters that are related to the arrangement of visits between 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 and some of the Emirs and notables from Saudi Arabia. Letters of thanks were exchanged after the visits took place.
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 and the Saudi Emirs also exchanged petitions on behalf of some locals of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia respectively. The petitions were mainly regarding the claims of debts, properties, or stolen boats. Debtors from Saudi Arabia fled to Bahrain, hence the Saudi Emirs wrote to 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, requesting for those who fled to be seized. 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.
in turn replied with the available information about the named subjects at his end. The same procedure was done with the Bahraini debtors who fled to Saudi Arabia. The file also includes some letters from merchants such as Abdulaziz al-Qusaibi, informing 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.
about their intentions to travel to Qatif to visit a certain notable, to recover some debts, or for trade purposes.
Most of the correspondence in the file is in Arabic. Folios 116-122 are file notes.
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)
Vernacular Office files: B/2
