‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
IOR/R/15/2/764
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The record is made up of 1 file (48 folios). It was created in 3 Jun 1939-13 Oct 1939. 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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The file includes letters, telegrams and other papers relating to messages of support received by British Government officials in the Gulf, from the Rulers of Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah, and from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), in response to events in Europe that resulted in Britain’s declaration of war against Germany on 1 September 1939. The file’s principal correspondents 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); the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah).
The file includes:
- correspondence between the 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle) and 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 over the possibility of the Ruler of Bahrain making a gift to the British Government towards the defence of the empire, referred to by the Resident as the ‘Imperial Defence’ (ff 2-5);
- correspondence dated 29 August 1939, exchanged between the British Government and BAPCO officials, the former giving thanks for the latter’s offer of support and cooperation towards the British Government (ff 7-8);
- messages from various Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. rulers, made to British officials from 1 September 1939 onwards, offering both moral and material support at the start of the war, including: a telegram and letters from the Ruler of Bahrain, Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, the last of these letters offering a sum of £30,000 to the British Government towards the costs of war (ff 9-10, f 30, ff 32-33); a telegram and a letter from the Ruler of Dubai [Shaikh Sa‘id bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm] (f 17, ff 19-20); a telegram and a letter from the Ruler of Sharjah [Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsim] (f 24, ff 28-29);
- letters of thanks sent by British Government officials to the various rulers of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in response to their offers of support, including a telegram from the Viceroy of India (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow) giving personal thanks to the Ruler of Bahrain for his gift of £30,000 to the British Government (f 45).
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- 1 file (48 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 (ff 48-49) 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 inside back cover with 50; 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 present in parallel between ff 1-47; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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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/15/2/764
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential Files: 28/78
- Date(s)
- 3 Jun 1939-13 Oct 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/764
- Title
- ‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
- Pages
- 4r:4v
- Author
- Civil and Military Gazette
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/764
- Title
- ‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
- Pages
- 8r:8v
- Author
- Ballantyne, Hamilton R
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- IOR/R/15/2/764
- Title
- ‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
- Pages
- 20r:20v
- Author
- Āl Maktūm, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/764
- Title
- ‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
- Pages
- 24r:24v
- Author
- Al Qasimi, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/764
- Title
- ‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
- Pages
- 9r:10v, 30r:30v, 32r:33v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá,
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/764
- Title
- ‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:7v, 11r:19v, 21r:23v, 25r:29v, 31r:31v, 34r:49v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence