Author
the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
12 Dec 1932-12 Mar 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
334
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1656
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000187
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
12 Dec 1932-12 Mar 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains telegrams, memoranda and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron (Rear Admiral Dunbar Nasmith), travelling with his wife to Bahrain and other
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
countries between 1933 and 1935 on board HMS
Hawkins
.
The file contains programmes for HMS
Hawkins
, notes on protocol, arrangements for official dinners and meetings with ruling families in Bahrain and oil companies, list of British and foreign residents in Bahrain.
The principal correspondents are: the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain; Mohammad Bin Isa Al Khalifa; Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Naval Commander in Chief; 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.
; 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; 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.
At the end of the file there are some letters housed in an envelope (folios 252-335), containing invitees' brief responses for a reception hosted by 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.
in the Naval Commander in Chief's honour.
There are some documents in Arabic with English translation within the file, correspondence with local rulers and 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.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes within the file, on folios 214-240. 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: 19/3 II
