Author
locals of different ethnic and religious backgrounds in Bahrain to the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
29 May 1932-21 May 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
31
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1864
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000257
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 May 1932-21 May 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions and letters. The petitions were raised by locals of different ethnic and religious backgrounds in Bahrain to the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain. The petitions were in the form of claims against members of Al-Khalifa family. In order to avoid dealing with the claims at court, 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.
passed the claims directly to the family member concerned so that they could sort out the claims with the petitions outside court.
The correspondence in the file is mostly in Arabic. Folios 31-32 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/8
