Author
an agent.
Publication Date
11 Sep 1944-30 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
398
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1944
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0002a7
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
11 Sep 1944-30 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1944 and 1950. A memorandum was sent by the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to the Naval Officer in charge that the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Flagstaff would be dressed on the occasions of the first day of each ‘Eid. ‘Eid greetings were sent by the Bahrain
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 charge, including Tom Hickinbotham and Cornelius Pelly, and on behalf of the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, to Gulf rulers and shaikhs including the Ruler of Bahrain (Hamad bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifah), the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim Al-Thani), and the Ruler of Dubai (Said bin Maktum).
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.
paid visits to the shaikhs of the ruling family in Bahrain as well as to the notables of Manama and Muharraq, including Muhammad Tayeb Khunji and Haji Yusuf bin Adul Rahman Fakhroo, during the ‘Eid festivals. The
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent in Sharjah conveyed greeting letters 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 the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
shaikhs. The Gulf rulers and shaikhs wrote back 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.
thanking him for his ‘Eid greetings.
Most of the correspondence in the file is in Arabic.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The file notes in this file cover two files; folios (374-383) refer to IOR/R/15/2/1943 'File No. G/7 II Id Calls & Letters' and folios 383-399 are file notes of IOR/R/15/2/1944 ‘File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.’