'File II/1 Appointment of Political Agents'

Content

This file contains correspondence between the British 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 and the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, as well as with the Comptroller of India Treasuries; Secretary and Treasurer of the Bank of Bombay; Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynymound, Viceroy and Governor General of India; and Sheikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, ruler of Qatar. These correspondence concern the appointment of the first Assistant 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 Political Agents between 1900 and 1916, including:

• John Calcott Gaskin (February 1900 - October 1904)
• Francis Beville Prideaux (October 1904 - May 1909
• Charles Fraser Mackenzie (May 1909 - November 1910)
• Stuart George Knox (November 1910 - April 1911)
• David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer (April 1911 - November 1912)
• Arthur Prescott Trevor (November 1912 - May 1914)
• Terence Humphrey Keyes (May 1914 - March 1916)
• Hugh Stewart (March 1916 - June 1916)
• Trenchard Craven William Fowle (July 1916 - November 1916)
• Percy Gordon Loch (November 1916 - February 1918)

Contained within the correspondence are notifications of appointments, including the appointment of the first Assistant 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. in 1900 and copies of Charge Certificates signed by the outgoing and incoming Agents; details regarding designation of positions, including the raising of the post to 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. in 1905 and usage of the vernacular term al-balyūz ; details concerning pay and allowances; specimens of signatures; examples of various 'Last Pay Certificate for Gazetted Officers Proceeding on Duty to Another 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. or Province or to Another Place in the Same Province'; and documentation regarding policy and regulations for admissions into the Political Department, including a notification entitled 'Rules regulating the admission of junior military officers to the Political Department of the Government of India' dated 31 August 1914.

Extent and format

1 file (199 folios)

Arrangement

This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete sequence. The complete sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1. There are then three blank folios before the sequence resumes on number 2 and runs through to 193, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.

Condition: Some of the text in this volume is difficult to read due to insect damage and torn pages.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/51

Former external reference(s)

2 Appointment of Political Agents: II/I

History of this record

Date(s)

5 Oct 1900-5 Feb 1917 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Assistant Political Agent

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'File II/1 Appointment of Political Agents', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/51, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000312> [accessed 13 May 2024]

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