'File 6/55 Correspondence regarding Hoisting of flag by the Shaikh of Bahrain when visiting H. M. S. Warships'
IOR/R/15/2/1273
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The record is made up of 1 file (8 folios). It was created in 11 Nov 1933-19 Dec 1933. 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 contains copies of correspondence from 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. , Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, in Bushire. The correspondence concerns the flying of the Bahrain flag on all Bahrain vessels and the flying of the personal flag of the Shaikh of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah) on any vessel he is aboard. Included in the file are four copies of a government notice on the matter featuring colour drawings of each flag.
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- 1 file (8 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 10; 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.
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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/15/2/1273
- Former external reference(s)
- File 6/55
- Date(s)
- 11 Nov 1933-19 Dec 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
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- FlagsEtiquette
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- Persian Gulf Political ResidencyKing of Bahrain
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- IOR/R/15/2/1273
- Title
- 'File 6/55 Correspondence regarding Hoisting of flag by the Shaikh of Bahrain when visiting H. M. S. Warships'
- Pages
- 3r:3v, 6r:8v
- Author
- Government of Bahrain
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- IOR/R/15/2/1273
- Title
- 'File 6/55 Correspondence regarding Hoisting of flag by the Shaikh of Bahrain when visiting H. M. S. Warships'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:5v, 9r:9v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence