'File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers'
IOR/R/15/1/325
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The record is made up of 1 volume (211 folios). It was created in 1 May 1935-20 Jun 1937. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the drafting of a Bahrain nationality law and a law regarding the ownership of property by foreigners in Bahrain. Draft copies of both of the proposed laws are included in the file.
The file also contains documents concerning an RAF intelligence report that stated an Iraq Trade Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was to be established in Bahrain, a discussion concerning whether or not individuals born in Iraq to Bahraini parents were liable to serve in the Iraqi military and correspondence regarding the ownership of property by foreigners in the Hejaz.
The file also contains correspondence regarding Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's desire to visit Persia for a hawking trip.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (211 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
There is an index of topics contained in the file on folio 2. The index uses numbers from the uncircled pencil foliation system.
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Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Pagination starts on first page of writing in top right-hand corner and continues to last page of writing. Two blank pages at front and two at back. There is another pencilled, uncircled system that begins on folio 3.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/325
- Former external reference(s)
- A Series: 19/109 VIII Confidential Series: C 68
- Date(s)
- 1 May 1935-20 Jun 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/325
- Title
- 'File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers'
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- Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad bin Dawrwish
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- IOR/R/15/1/325
- Title
- 'File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:9v, 10v:183v, 183r:211v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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