File 18/9 ‘Buildings:- Proposal re: Conversion of Sepoy livg’ [?] at Bahrain into I.A.’s Court Room etc.’

Content

The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to proposed additions and alterations to the Sepoys’ Barrack, within the grounds of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. compound in Bahrain, with a view to converting it into a Court and Office for the Indian Assistant.

The correspondence is largely between the following: the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain; the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; 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, and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.

The file includes a blueprint site plan of the proposed Indian Assistant’s Court at Bahrain.

Extent and format

1 file (52 folios)

It is grouped into

‘Site Plan Proposed Indian Assistant’s Court at Bahrain’

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/2/1640, f 53

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; 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 1-52; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English in Latin 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/15/2/1640

Former external reference(s)

18/9

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Sep 1934-20 Apr 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Adviser to the Government of BahrainGovernment of India, Foreign and Political DepartmentIndian Assistant's Court, Indian Assistant, Bahrain

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File 18/9 ‘Buildings:- Proposal re: Conversion of Sepoy livg’ [?] at Bahrain into I.A.’s Court Room etc.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1640, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000177> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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