Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
14 May 1935-17 Jan 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
282
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1064
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00028f
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
14 May 1935-17 Jan 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains reports and correspondence regarding measures against outbreaks of infectious diseases in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, in Bahrain and in nearby countries: plague at Karachi in 1936, and smallpox in Bombay in 1937. The correspondence concerns quarantine arrangements and vaccinations at Bahrain and reports about cases of smallpox in Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah.
The principal correspondents are the Assistant Surgeon at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Bahrain (Dr Ralph Holmes), the Government of Bahrain, the Government of India, 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, the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Kuwait, the British Ambassador at Baghdad, 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.
, 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.
The file contains documents in Arabic with English translation: quarantine notices from the Government of Bahrain.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes within the file and at the end, on folios 363-383. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Files: 2/7 A
