‘File 28/1 B 1. Gift of £30,000 of Shaikh of Bahrain to the British Government; 2. Purchase of fighter aircraft; 3. Persian Gulf Fighter Fund’

Name: ‘File 28/1 B 1. Gift of £30,000 of Shaikh of Bahrain to the British Government; 2. Purchase of fighter aircraft; 3. Persian Gulf Fighter Fund’
Author: Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent) | King of Bahrain (correspondent)

İsim	‘File 28/1 B 1. Gift of £30,000 of Shaikh of Bahrain to the British Government; 2. Purchase of fighter aircraft; 3. Persian Gulf Fighter Fund’
Yazar	Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent) \| King of Bahrain (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1939/1941
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Second World War (1939-1945) \| War propaganda \| Gifts \| Military aviation \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	10
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (10 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00002e_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00002e_en \| IOR/R/15/2/653
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x00002e_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1939/1941
Notlar	The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to a financial gift made to the British Government by the Ruler of Bahrain, and a fund set up for the purchase of fighter plans for the Persian Gulf:correspondence relating to the receipt and cashing of a gift of £30,000 made by the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, to the British Government towards the costs of the war. In a letter to the Secretary of State for India, dated 23 February 1941 (f 10) the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) notes that the Italian radio station at Bari has announced that the Shaikh would ‘receive another visit from Italian bombers in return for his gift’;correspondence from the Political Resident to the India Office, dated 18 February 1941 (f 8), remitting a sum of £10,000 from the Persian Gulf Fighter Fund towards the purchase of two fighters, which the Resident requests be named Bahrainand Kuwaitrespectively. The Resident writes that the presentation of the first of the fighters is to be broadcast from Bahrain in Arabic on 20 February 1941, and requests a suitable mention on the BBC’s Arabic broadcast. The Resident also states that though British subjects on the Persian side of the Gulf have contributed ‘considerable sums’, he has not publicised this fact, and suggests that mention only be made of contributions from ‘Arab population British subjects and other communities in [the] Persian Gulf’. \| 1 file (10 folios) \| The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. There is a page for file notes at the end of the file (f 11). \| Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-10; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. \| more \| less
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‘File 28/1 B 1. Gift of £30,000 of Shaikh of Bahrain to the British Government; 2. Purchase of fighter aircraft; 3. Persian Gulf Fighter Fund’

Yazar Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent) | King of Bahrain (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1939/1941

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 10

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (10 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00002e_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00002e_en | IOR/R/15/2/653

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x00002e_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1939/1941

Notlar The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to a financial gift made to the British Government by the Ruler of Bahrain, and a fund set up for the purchase of fighter plans for the Persian Gulf:correspondence relating to the receipt and cashing of a gift of £30,000 made by the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, to the British Government towards the costs of the war. In a letter to the Secretary of State for India, dated 23 February 1941 (f 10) the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) notes that the Italian radio station at Bari has announced that the Shaikh would ‘receive another visit from Italian bombers in return for his gift’;correspondence from the Political Resident to the India Office, dated 18 February 1941 (f 8), remitting a sum of £10,000 from the Persian Gulf Fighter Fund towards the purchase of two fighters, which the Resident requests be named Bahrainand Kuwaitrespectively. The Resident writes that the presentation of the first of the fighters is to be broadcast from Bahrain in Arabic on 20 February 1941, and requests a suitable mention on the BBC’s Arabic broadcast. The Resident also states that though British subjects on the Persian side of the Gulf have contributed ‘considerable sums’, he has not publicised this fact, and suggests that mention only be made of contributions from ‘Arab population British subjects and other communities in [the] Persian Gulf’. | 1 file (10 folios) | The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. There is a page for file notes at the end of the file (f 11). | Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-10; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers