Author
an agent.
in Bahrain
Publication Date
14 Apr 1935-6 Jul 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
79
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1285
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000014
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
14 Apr 1935-6 Jul 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence concerning an incident on 14 April 1935 which resulted in the deaths of at least 75 people due to crushing and suffocation. The incident occurred at the home of the Persian merchant Mohammed Tayeb Khunji, where a crowd had gathered to receive alms. The correspondence is mostly from the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain,
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.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle), and Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave).
The file contains the following:
letters of sympathy (sent through the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
) from numerous British political, diplomatic, and military offices in the region, including the Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Secretary of State for India and the Minister in Tehran;
letters of thanks (also sent through the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
) from Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] in reply to letters of sympathy;
correspondence discussing what official account of the incident should be given and from what source;
correspondence and public notices relating to a public enquiry into the incident;
correspondence concerning donations to a fund for the families of the victims, including a list (in Arabic) of all donors and the amounts donated (folios 61-71);
several newspaper cuttings of articles about the incident from the British press (folios 56-58 and 74).
Folios 76-80 are internal office notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged in chronological order.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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