Publication Date
5 Feb 1939-27 Aug 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
7
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1563
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00012a
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
5 Feb 1939-27 Aug 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Correspondence (in English and Arabic) exchanged between 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.
at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) and the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah) dated 1939, relating to the latter’s agreement to provide a piece of land at the edge of Manama town for the construction of a Catholic church (folios 4-5).
An additional item is also included in the file; a letter from Father Anselm of the [Sacred Heart] Catholic Church in Bahrain, 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.
, dated 27 August 1947, complaining of vandalism committed against the church door and steps (folio 6).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 7) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office: File 16/52
