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IOR/R/15/2/807
- Record Id:
- 040-000229106
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000e6
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026030778.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/807
- Title:
- File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)
- Scope & Content:
-
The file begins with a letter and note from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the British Political Agent, Bahrain, explaining the issue concerning disputes over landownership in Bahrain based on the practice of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa of giving out scraps of paper granting ownership to members of the Ruling Family. The rest of the file consists mainly of Arabic transcripts and English translations of letters relating to these uncertainties over land ownership. Also included in the correspondence is discussion of the practicalities of appointing an agricultural expert and an entomological specialist for Bahrain.
The main correspondents are the Political Agent, Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain.
- 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
038-000229099
040-000229106 - 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/15/2/801-813 : File 31 Al Khalifa Family
IOR/R/15/2/807 : File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0036]/038-000229099[0007]/040-000229106
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (207 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000e6
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1931
- End Date:
- 1941
- Date Range:
- 19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 207; 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 2-178; these numbers are written in pencil and red crayon, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Confidential Office: 1 B/7
Confidential Office: 31/8 - Arrangement:
- File papers are arranged more or less chronologically from the front to the back of the file. They are followed by file notes (folios 178-206).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)