Author
the Health Officer for the Port of Karachi and Health Officer for the Karachi Municipality
Publication Date
17 Sep 1930-12 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
223
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1540
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000113
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
17 Sep 1930-12 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Correspondence and other papers, including death and cremation certifications, relating to the removal of cremated and uncremated human remains at Bahrain, to other places. The principal correspondents in the file include: 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; representatives of the Government of Bahrain, chiefly Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, acting in the capacity both as Adviser to the Government, and as Commandant, Bahrain State Police; doctors, medical officers, and other representatives of Bahrain’s hospitals (including the Mason Memorial Hospital, American Mission Hospital, and Victoria Memorial Hospital); and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).
The file includes:
a copy of rules for importing human remains into India through the port of Karachi, issued by the Health Officer for the Port of Karachi and Health Officer for the Karachi Municipality (f 3);
copies of the procedure regarding the shipment of cremated and uncremated corpses, issued by the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
in 1928 (ff 10-11, f 14);
correspondence and certificates relating to individual cases of the removal of human remains from Bahrain. Cases are raised both from native inhabitants of the region who wish to remove the remains of family members or associates from Bahrain (with some correspondence in Arabic), and from representatives of BAPCO (and to a lesser extent the California Standard Oil Company) who wish to return the remains of deceased employees to their country of origin (usually the USA). In these cases, copies of death and/or cremation certificates are included in the file, as are copies of the certificates issued by the Government of Bahrain, confirming that there is no Police objection to the removal from Bahrain of the human remains.
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 206-224) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office: File 16/35
