Author
the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citizens. The file contains translated copies of letters and petitions addressed to the Consul
Publication Date
18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
49
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1893
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000274
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
18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file largely consists of correspondence between the British Consul, Basra, 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.
, Bahrain, regarding Bahraini citizens residing in Iraq. Most of the file is concerned with requests for 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.
's assistance, made by the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citizens. The file contains translated copies of letters and petitions addressed to the Consul, and one item that is written in Arabic: an original copy of a letter, which is also addressed to the British Consul.
Matters discussed in the correspondence include: the repatriation to Basra (where his father lives) of a boy living in Bahrain; the arrest (and subsequent release without charge) in Iraq of a Bahraini citizen; disputes regarding the nationalities of persons enlisted for military training under Iraq's conscription law; a Bahraini citizen's request for assistance in the recovery of proceeds and jewellery from two fellow Bahrainis; the verification of the legality (in British law) of a marriage performed in the Shara [Sharia] Court of Bahrain.
Other correspondents include the Assistant
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, and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office: D/2
