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IOR/R/15/2/1937
- Record Id:
- 040-000230288
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a0
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035274580.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1937
- Title:
- File No. G/2 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Manamah Notables.
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agents in Bahrain including Percy Gordon Loch and Tom Hickinbotham and the notables of Manama, including, Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo and Abdulaziz Al-Qosaibi (al-Gosaibi). The letters are mostly personal and contain invitations for dinner, as well as exchanges of gifts such as books and fruits. Among other gifts were trees and seeds for planting; the Political Agents and the notables of Manama showed interest in introducing new trees to be planted in Bahrain. The recipients wrote back acknowledging the receipt of letters and gifts. The notables of Manama also passed letters between the Agency and a third party.
A significant amount of the file 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
040-000230288 - 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/15/2/1937 : File No. G/2 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Manamah Notables. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0009]/037-000230174[0114]/040-000230288
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (116 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a0
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English
Farsi - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1932
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 20 Mar 1932-20 Aug 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 118; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-115; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Vernacular Office Files: G/2
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 110-117 are file notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)