Author
an agent.
Publication Date
9 Nov 1936-16 Nov 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
317
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1942
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0002a5
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
9 Nov 1936-16 Nov 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and notices sent between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs, mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1936 and 1939. Notices were sent to the heads of communities, companies’ workers, the public, and officials regarding the regulations during the month of Ramadan. The notices read as follows: 'The public are informed that during the month of Ramadan, it is forbidden:
to smoke, eat or drink in the streets or the bazaars between the morning and evening guns;
to open restaurants during the day time;
to bake bread publicly, during the day time except from eight o’clock Arabic;
to play any music which may be audible.
Whosoever is found breaking this rule will be severely dealt with.'
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.
sent a note that the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Flagstaff would be dressed on the occasions of the first day of each ‘Eid. ‘Eid greetings were sent by the appointed
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.
in Bahrain including Percy Gordon Loch and Hugh Weightman to Gulf rulers and shaikhs, including the Ruler of Bahrain Hamad bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifah, the Ruler of Kuwait Ahmad bin Jabir al-Sabah, and the Ruler of Dubai Said bin Maktum. 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.
paid visits to the shaikhs of the ruling family in Bahrain as well as to notables of Manama and Muharraq, such as Yousef Ahmad Kanoo and Muhammad Tayeb Khunji, on the occasions of ‘Eid.
The Gulf rulers and shaikhs wrote back to 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.
thanking him for his ‘Eid greetings. The Ruler of Sharjah, Sultan bin Saqr, sent letters accompanied with ‘thank you’ cards. ‘Eid greetings were also sent between the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and 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.
in Bahrain. A significant amount of the file is in Arabic.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 287-318 are file notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: G/7 I
