‘File 28/10-(d) Tirath Das (Agent of Messrs. Dhamanmal Issardas in Dubai)’

IOR/R/15/2/695

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The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 28 Jun 1940-16 Aug 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The file comprises correspondence and memoranda relating to allegations of anti-British sentiments expressed by Tiradas Dhamanmal, manager of Indian trading agents Dhamanmal Isardas of Dubai, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain’s orders to have Dhamanmal expelled from the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and sent back to India. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah (Khan Sahib Saiyid ‘Abd Al Razzaq).

The file includes: extracts of memoranda between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, reporting allegations of the anti-British sentiments expressed by Dhamanmal, and the decision to send Dhamanmal back to India (ff 2-5); letters from Tiradas Dhamanmal and representatives of Dhamanmal Isardas, denying the claims and asking that the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. reconsider his ruling (ff 6-7); the Political Agent’s rejection of Tiradas Dhamanmal’s plea, and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent’s report that Dhamanmal has left for India (ff 8-11).

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1 file (11 folios)
Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 12) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 13; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English in Latin script
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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Archive reference
IOR/R/15/2/695
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Confidential Files (28/1) D

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28 Jun 1940-16 Aug 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File 28/10-(d) Tirath Das (Agent of Messrs. Dhamanmal Issardas in Dubai)’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/695, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000058> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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