Author
an agent.
. The papers consist of correspondence and forms
Publication Date
19 May 1926-13 Jan 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
302
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/963
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0001d2
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 May 1926-13 Jan 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns changes of incumbent 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 and covers the service of six different Political Agents and one Indian Assistant who took temporary charge of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. The papers consist of correspondence and forms, and include charge certificates recording apointments 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.
; last pay certificates; papers concerning salary; papers concerning travel arrangements and expenses; correspondence concerning mess charges for journeys by ship; papers relating to the provision of motor cars for Political Agents; receipts issued when Agents received charge of the Treasury at Bahrain; covering letters for specimen signatures and seals; and correspondence from banks and Gulf rulers relating to changes of Political Agents.
The file also includes a draft transcript of a speech by Lieutenant Colonel Percy Gordon Loch on his arrival in Bahrain as the new
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.
, 4 December 1932, and correspondence in Arabic between Loch and Captain Everard Huddlestone Gastrell and various Gulf rulers relating to their appointment to and departure from the post of
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, dated 1932 to 1933.
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: 1/1
