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IOR/R/15/2/591
- Record Id:
- 040-000228875
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003be
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024989523.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/591
- Title:
-
‘Visit of Her Excellency Lady Willingdon’
- Scope & Content:
- This file concerns visits made by Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon (referred to as Lady Willingdon), wife of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Marquess of Willingdon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, to Bahrain and Sharjah on stopovers in June 1933. The file contains correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent at Bahrain; Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, Residency Agent at Sharjah; and Imperial Airways. Included is a report, dated 21 June 1933, by the Residency Agent, concerning Lady Willingdon’s visit and meeting with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqur [Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī], ruler of Sharjah (ff 6-7) and a letter from Fowle thanking him for the hospitality shown towards Lady Willingdon (ff 8-9).
- 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
038-000228871
040-000228875 - 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/15/2/588-600 : File 19 Travellers and Tourists
IOR/R/15/2/591 : ‘Visit of Her Excellency Lady Willingdon’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0021]/038-000228871[0004]/040-000228875
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (8 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003be
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1933
- Date Range:
- 14 May 1933-12 Jul 1933
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 2-9; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- Confidential File: 19/3 (a)
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)