Publication Date
4 Feb 1898-10 Apr 1908 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
91
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/330
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x00012f
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
4 Feb 1898-10 Apr 1908 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This volume contains correspondence regarding the appointment of the first
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.
to Bahrain (1900). The documents include an assessment of Shaikh Isa bin Ali's rule and discuss the rationale behind the appointment of an Agent to the island as well as the logistics and price involved in doing so. The correspondence is primarily between the
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 Bushire and the Government of India.
Later documents, from 1904, discuss the need for the Agent to assume more responsibility and the
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.
's desire to appoint an officer of the graded-list to the post. The volume also contains documents from 1907/8 related to the practicalities of using 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.
's boat against pirates in the area.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. The volume contains two subject index pages - one on folio 1a and another on folio 1c. The second subject index (on folio 1c) is more detailed and contains page numbers relating to the consistent foliation system in pencil on the top right-hand corner of each front-facing page.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 19/118 Confidential Series: C 7
