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IOR/R/15/2/1279
- Record Id:
- 040-000229602
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00000e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033809231.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1279
- Title:
- File 6/60 Deaths among the royal family; death of His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifah
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence relating to the deaths of Shaikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifah (in 1933), a senior member of the ruling Al Khalifah family, and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah (in 1942), the ruler of Bahrain. The majority of the papers are letters and telegrams of condolence from British (and some American) political, military, and diplomatic offices in the region, as well as others who knew the Shaikh, and letters of thanks in response from Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifah (the late Shaikh's son and the new ruler). The messages were sent via the Political Agent, Bahrain, in both directions. Also included in the file is correspondence between the Political Agent and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, in which the correct protocol for commemorating the deaths is discussed.
Folios 63-67 are internal office notes.
- 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
038-000229522
040-000229602 - 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/15/2/1200-1312 : File 6: Bahrain State
IOR/R/15/2/1279 : File 6/60 Deaths among the royal family; death of His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifah - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0006]/038-000229522[0080]/040-000229602
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (66 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00000e
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 14 Jun 1933-30 Mar 1942
- 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 68; 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 2-55; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- File 6/60
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)