Author
the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
Publication Date
8 Apr 1939-23 Nov 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
102
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/726
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000078
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
8 Apr 1939-23 Nov 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file comprises correspondence relating to the drawing up of: a) an Emergency
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, with Defence Regulations, and b) proclamations by the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, for issue in the event of war with Germany. The principal correspondents in the file are 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.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) 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 (Hugh Weightman).
The file includes:
letters from 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.
, dated 8 April 1939, enclosing draft copies of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
States (Emergency)
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, with Draft Defence Regulations (ff 2-14);
correspondence, chiefly exchanged 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.
and
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, between April and June 1939, relating to the preparation of an
alan
(proclamation) to be issued by the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar in the event of war, including: draft copies of the proclamation in English (ff 18-21) and Arabic (ff 38-39), and correspondence relating to the Ruler of Qatar, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim’s [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī] refusal to sign the proclamation, though still guaranteeing his co-operation (ff 30-32, ff 36-37, ff 43-44, f 46);
correspondence from September 1939, concerning the publication of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
States (Emergency)
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
and Draft Defence Regulations, with instruction from 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.
, dated 6 September 1939 (f 59) for the Rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain to issue their proclamations. The file includes a number of copies of the draft
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
States (Emergency)
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
(ff 5-9, ff 81-85) and Draft Defence Regulations (ff 10-14, ff 64-68, ff 71-74 with Arabic translation, ff 86-90), in addition to printed copies of the announcements made by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council, issuing the Emergency
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
on 5 September 1939 (ff 94-95), and with amendments on 23 November 1939 (ff 96-97). A letter from the Government of India’s Foreign Department, dated 8 October 1939 states that the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
will be published in the
Gazette of India
on 14 October 1939 (f 101).
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 (ff 102-103) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 28/34 I
