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IOR/R/15/2/1936
- Record Id:
- 040-000230287
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00029f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033150747.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1936
- Title:
- File No. G/1. II Miscellaneous correspondence with H. E. Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa and other members of the ruling family.
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent mainly between the Agent in charge at the Political Agency, Bahrain, and members of Al-Khalifa ruling family. The letters were regarding visiting one another to discuss state-related issues. Other letters were sent from both sides to invite each other to dinner parties especially when they were receiving official visits from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, or from a certain Amir or Shaikh. Acceptance or apology letters were sent when one of them was unable to make the visit.
The main correspondence is between the Political Agents including Percy Gordon Loch and Tom Hickinbotham, the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, and other Al-Khalifa members. A significant amount of the correspondence is in Arabic.
- 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
040-000230287 - 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/15/2/1936 : File No. G/1. II Miscellaneous correspondence with H. E. Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa and other members of the ruling family. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0009]/037-000230174[0113]/040-000230287
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (153 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00029f
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1936
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 6 Jan 1936-24 Apr 1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 155; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-107 and ff 146-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
On the verso side of f 7 and f 17 there are attached papers; these have been labelled with an A and marked as fold-outs.
- Former External References:
- Vernacular Office Files: G/1 II
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 147-154 are file notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)