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IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Record Id:
- 040-000230263
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000287
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100032688526.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1912
- Title:
- File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda, and proclamations regarding the establishment of a department for the purpose of administering the estates of orphans who have no legal guardians. The suggestion was agreed upon by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, the three Shia Qadis of Bahrain, and the Ruler of Bahrain, and was raised to the Political Agency for approval. The aim of the department was to lessen the existing abuses in the system and to safeguard the interests of minors and orphans.In later correspondence it is stated that the Department of Minors’ Estates was established in 1938. The file also contains a list of regulations for the Department, both in Arabic and in English.
The main correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa al-Khalifah), and the Bahrain Political Agency.
- 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
037-000230174
040-000230263 - 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/15/2/1824-1980 : Bahrain Agency, Vernacular Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1912 : File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0009]/037-000230174[0089]/040-000230263
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (50 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000287
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 4 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939
- 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 52; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-42, and ff 46-51; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Vernacular Office Files: E/20
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 45- 51 are file notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)