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IOR/R/15/2/726
- Record Id:
- 040-000229022
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000078
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025656392.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/726
- Title:
- ‘File 28/34-(i) War Emergency Legislation’
- Scope & Content:
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The file comprises correspondence relating to the drawing up of: a) an Emergency Order in Council, with Defence Regulations, and b) proclamations by the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, for issue in the event of war with Germany. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) and the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman).
The file includes:
- letters from the Political Resident, dated 8 April 1939, enclosing draft copies of the Persian Gulf States (Emergency) Order in Council, with Draft Defence Regulations (ff 2-14);
- correspondence, chiefly exchanged between the Political Resident and Political Agent at Bahrain, between April and June 1939, relating to the preparation of an alan (proclamation) to be issued by the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar in the event of war, including: draft copies of the proclamation in English (ff 18-21) and Arabic (ff 38-39), and correspondence relating to the Ruler of Qatar, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim’s [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī] refusal to sign the proclamation, though still guaranteeing his co-operation (ff 30-32, ff 36-37, ff 43-44, f 46);
- correspondence from September 1939, concerning the publication of the Persian Gulf States (Emergency) Order in Council and Draft Defence Regulations, with instruction from the Political Resident, dated 6 September 1939 (f 59) for the Rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain to issue their proclamations. The file includes a number of copies of the draft Persian Gulf States (Emergency) Order in Council (ff 5-9, ff 81-85) and Draft Defence Regulations (ff 10-14, ff 64-68, ff 71-74 with Arabic translation, ff 86-90), in addition to printed copies of the announcements made by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council, issuing the Emergency Order in Council on 5 September 1939 (ff 94-95), and with amendments on 23 November 1939 (ff 96-97). A letter from the Government of India’s Foreign Department, dated 8 October 1939 states that the Order in Council will be published in the Gazette of India on 14 October 1939 (f 101).
- 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
038-000228946
040-000229022 - 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/15/2/651-765 : File 28 [Second World] War
IOR/R/15/2/726 : ‘File 28/34-(i) War Emergency Legislation’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0033]/038-000228946[0076]/040-000229022
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (102 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000078
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 8 Apr 1939-23 Nov 1939
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 104; 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 2-101; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Confidential Files: 28/34 I
- Arrangement:
- The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 102-103) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)