Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
11 Jun 1934-19 Mar 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
289
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1653
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000184
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
11 Jun 1934-19 Mar 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of 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.
to Bahrain, Tehran, Kuwait, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, between 1934 and 1937.
The file contains programmes of the visits, seating plans for official dinners, minutes of speeches, and arrangements for meetings with ruling families.
The principal correspondents are: Yusuf Ahmed Kanoo; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain, and members of the ruling family: Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa al Khalifa and Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa al Khalifah; Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar; Sultan bin Sagar al Qasem, Ruler of Sharjah; Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi; Sayed bin Maktoom al Kashar, Ruler of Dubai; Shaikh Sultan bin Salim al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras al Khaimah; Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Ruler of Um al Qaiwain; Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Ruler of Ajman; 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 at Sharjah; 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.
; 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.
at Bahrain.
Some of the correspondence with 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.
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Sharjah and with local rulers is in English and Arabic.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 262-290. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a number in blue and red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English office Files: 19/2 III
