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IOR/R/15/2/1137
- Record Id:
- 040-000229458
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000308
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026201872.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1137
- Title:
- File 4/22 II Remittances to Abu Dhabi via Sharjah on behalf of Bushire Residency.
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains records of monthly payments of 400 rupees from the Political Agency, Bahrain, via the Residency Agent, Sharjah, to Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan [Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], Ruler of Abu Dhabi, on account of air facilities at Sir Bani Yas [Şīr Banī Yās] Island and at Abu Dhabi, for the period 13 November 1944 to 13 March 1948. The original receipts for the payments were to be sent to the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
The papers consist of covering letters for the payments from the Political Agent, Bahrain to the Residency Agent, Sharjah (Jasim bin Muhammad) or the Political Officer, Trucial Coast (POTC), Sharjah; letters from the Residency Agent, Sharjah (in Arabic, with English translations) or Political Officer, Trucial Coast confirming that payment had been made by the Residency Agent to Jafar Ali Mohammad Karim at Sharjah on behalf of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi; and copies of receipts in Arabic (with English translations) from Jafar Ali Mohammad.
The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence. The last dated addition to the file is a Political Agency, Bahrain receipt stamp dated 31 March 1948 (folio 157).
- 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
037-000229279
038-000229438
040-000229458 - 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/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1118-1169 : File 4: Finance and Accounts
IOR/R/15/2/1137 : File 4/22 II Remittances to Abu Dhabi via Sharjah on behalf of Bushire Residency. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0004]/038-000229438[0020]/040-000229458
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (163 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000308
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 3 Jan 1945-25 Mar 1948
- 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 165; 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 1-164; 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:
- English Office files: 4/22 II
- Arrangement:
- The correspondence is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminates with a set of notes between folios 159-164. Circled serial numbers in red and blue ink and crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) refer to entries in the notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)