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IOR/R/15/2/502
- Record Id:
- 040-000228779
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002e5
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025657536.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/502
- Title:
- File 12/15 Political Agent's tour
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain, Hugh Weightman, mostly from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political agent at Sharjah, regarding arrangements and programmes for his official visits to the Trucial Coast and Qatar. Some visits were carried via HMS Shoreham, so there is also correspondence with its Captain, G H Faulkner, and with British Overseas Airways Corporation representatives, regarding the fares to be paid by the Agent when staying in their Fort in Sharjah.
The file also contains:
- correspondence with the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain regarding special authorization to land on Muharraq;
- correspondence with the Political Agent at Kuwait regarding his visit to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and other visits by British officials;
- reports of visits.
The documents in the file are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translation, with Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, regarding the Political Agent at Bahrain's visit to Qatar.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000228773
040-000228779 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/497-504 : File 12 Miscellaneous
IOR/R/15/2/502 : File 12/15 Political Agent's tour - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0014]/038-000228773[0006]/040-000228779
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (233 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002e5
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 19 Jan 1937-1 Feb 1945
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 235; 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 in parallel between ff 4-234; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- Confidential files: 12/15
- Arrangement:
- The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 224-234. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)