Publication Date
10 May 1934-5 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
15
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1889
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000270
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
10 May 1934-5 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence — in Arabic and English — between Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin ‘Isa al Khalifah [‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Percy Gordon Loch, 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. The correspondence is concerned with inviting 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.
to a reception in honour of the Viceroy of India; the dates of this correspondence range from May to November 1934.
The file also contains an official document referred to as a
Kharita
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
(see folio 11) dated 20 March 1947 from Archibald Percival Wavell, announcing the end of his term as Viceroy of India, along with an Arabic translation of the
Kharita
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
. The translation (see folio 12) was prepared in order that it may be transmitted to the Ruler of Bahrain, Sulman bin Hamad Al Khalifah [Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah], and his reply — in both Arabic and English — dated 1 May 1947 can be found on folio 14.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are loosely arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file; the correspondence related to the reception can be found between folios 2-8, and the papers related to the Viceroy's
Kharita
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
can be found between folios 9-14. A set of files notes can be found at the back between folios 15-16.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: File C/3
