Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
22 Jan 1927-30 Nov 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
249
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1611
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00015a
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
22 Jan 1927-30 Nov 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns articles in the Bahrain Toshakhana, the store where items received as gifts from tribal chiefs and princes were deposited. Such items were often later presented as gifts to other rulers.
Most of the material comprises correspondence between: the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; 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 Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
; the Advisor to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); and the Superintendent of Police, Bahrain. The file also contains a letter of thanks received from Shaikh Rashid bin Hamad bin Shamis (ff 94-95).
The correspondence concerns:
items kept in the Bahrain Toshakhana, including annual returns detailing the sale proceeds of Toshakhana and
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
presents for the years 1926-1945;
discussion of suitable gifts for local rulers. Items like rifles, watches, cigarette cases, hunting knives, binoculars and telescopes were normally kept for presentation purposes in the Bushire Toshakhana;
the disposal or sale of firearms and ammunition from the Toshakhana for training or salute purposes, and the use of the Toshakhana for the temporary storage of firearms belonging to
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
staff;
correspondence with merchants - principally outdoor and sporting goods outlets - regarding orders of gifts for local leaders.
The file also contains a letter of thanks received from Shaikh Rashid bin Hamad bin Shamis (ff 94-95); sales catalogues for tropical equipment, binoculars and telescopes (ff 31-45, 60-80); lists of valuables kept in the Bahrain Toshakhana (ff 89, 142-43, 209-10); and a report on tests carried out on firearms kept at Bahrain (ff 137-38).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence, blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume (ff 224-50).
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Files: 17/9
