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IOR/R/15/2/854
- Record Id:
- 040-000229158
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000125
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025657942.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/854
- Title:
- File 36/2 (1 A/20) Foreign Consular Activities in Bahrain
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence regarding foreign consular activities in Bahrain and the surrounding region. The topics discussed in the correspondence include rumours of an Iraqi Government consulate being established in Bahrain, the desire of the US Government to establish a consulate in Bahrain and the establishment of an American consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 1944.
The file also contains broader discussions regarding American interests and representation in the region and the US Government's relationship with local rulers. The correspondence is primarily between British officials but also includes a limited number of letters (in Arabic and English) from local rulers, as well as correspondence with the American Consulate in Dhahran.
The file contains minutes of a meeting held at the India Office in London on 9 October 1933 concerning foreign consular representation in the Persian Gulf (ff 24-30).
- 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
038-000229156
040-000229158 - 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/15/2/853-857 : File 36: United States Interests
IOR/R/15/2/854 : File 36/2 (1 A/20) Foreign Consular Activities in Bahrain - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0041]/038-000229156[0002]/040-000229158
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (221 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000125
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 28 Jun 1933-9 Oct 1949
- 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 inside back cover with 221; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-186; 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: 36/2
File no: 1a/20 - Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)