Publication Date
19 Dec 1944-6 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
108
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1031
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00024e
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
19 Dec 1944-6 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file relates to the service of Major Tom Hickinbotham as
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 papers consist of correspondence, telegrams, forms, receipts, a last pay statement, and a personal letter, and cover pay and allowances; leave and leave salary; exemption from military service, February 1945; travel arrangements; certificate attesting that the bearer was a government servant; papers concerning the transport and insurance of personal effects; correspondence in Arabic, and Arabic with English translation, with the rulers of Bahrain, Sharjah, Ajman, and Abu Dhabi concerning the departure of Hickinbotham on leave and appointment of his successor as
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, March 1945; correspondence with banks concerning accounts and financial arrangements; and correspondence concerning damage to Hickinbotham's personal effects while in transit, November 1945.
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 file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Files: 1/39