Author
the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain
Publication Date
4 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
50
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1912
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000287
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 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda, and proclamations regarding the establishment of a department for the purpose of administering the estates of orphans who have no legal guardians. The suggestion was agreed upon by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, the three Shia Qadis of Bahrain, and the Ruler of Bahrain, and was raised to the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for approval. The aim of the department was to lessen the existing abuses in the system and to safeguard the interests of minors and orphans.In later correspondence it is stated that the Department of Minors’ Estates was established in 1938. The file also contains a list of regulations for the Department, both in Arabic and in English.
The main correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa al-Khalifah), and the Bahrain Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 45- 51 are file notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: E/20
