'File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.'

Content

The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1944 and 1950. A memorandum was sent by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to the Naval Officer in charge that the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Flagstaff would be dressed on the occasions of the first day of each ‘Eid. ‘Eid greetings were sent by the Bahrain 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 charge, including Tom Hickinbotham and Cornelius Pelly, and on behalf of 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. , to Gulf rulers and shaikhs including the Ruler of Bahrain (Hamad bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifah), the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim Al-Thani), and the Ruler of Dubai (Said bin Maktum).

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. paid visits to the shaikhs of the ruling family in Bahrain as well as to the notables of Manama and Muharraq, including Muhammad Tayeb Khunji and Haji Yusuf bin Adul Rahman Fakhroo, during the ‘Eid festivals. The 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. Agent in Sharjah conveyed greeting letters between 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 the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs. The Gulf rulers and shaikhs wrote back to 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. thanking him for his ‘Eid greetings.

Most of the correspondence in the file is in Arabic.

Extent and format

1 file (398 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The file notes in this file cover two files; folios (374-383) refer to IOR/R/15/2/1943 'File No. G/7 II Id Calls & Letters' and folios 383-399 are file notes of IOR/R/15/2/1944 ‘File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.’

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 400; 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 2-146; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 79-400 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

Arabic and English in Arabic and 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/15/2/1944

Former British Library reference

Vernacular Office files: G/7 III

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Sep 1944-30 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

VisitsReligious festivalsMuslim festivals

People & organisations

Emir of QatarEmir of Dubai, Āl Maktūm dynastyKing of BahrainKing of Saudi ArabiaEmir of Sharjah, Āl Qāsimī dynastyEmir of Ra's al-Khaymah, Āl Qāsimī dynastyEmir of Abu Dhabi, Āl Nahyān dynastyAmir of HasaEmir of Ajman, Āl Nu'aymī dynastyEmir of Umm al-Qaywayn, Āl Mu'allā dynastyShaikh of Kalba, Āl Qāsimī dynasty

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