Author
an agent.
in Bahrain to the Ruler of Bahrain
Publication Date
26 Jan 1936-2 May 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
96
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1900
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00027b
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
26 Jan 1936-2 May 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and memoranda regarding the Senior Joint Courts in Bahrain. Most of the letters are from the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain to the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa informing him whether the court will be held or not. Shaikh Hamad's replies confirm whether he will be attending the court sitting or not. In cases where Shaikh Hamad was unable to attend, the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
sent letters to both Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa Al-Khalifa and Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa requesting them to attend the court sitting on his behalf.
In general, the court was held on Wednesday of each week. However, cases were postponed on some occasions if they were not urgent and letters were sent to the Shaikh to inform him that there was no need for him to come to the court sitting.
The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa) respectively, and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. Most of the file is in Arabic.
Erişim Koşulları
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Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 79- 97 are file notes that were returned to this file after it was discovered during cataloguing that they had been displaced in file IOR/R/15/2/1897 ('File No. E/3 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Commandant of Police, Bahrain').
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: E/6 Vol. II