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The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1941-14 Jan 1942. It was written in English. 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 a report by Major Reginald George Alban, 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 Bahrain, describing a tour he undertook of settlements in the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. [United Arab Emirates].

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1 file (5 folios)
Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 7; 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 in Latin script
Type
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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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/12/704
Former external reference(s)
Ext 1569/42

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Date(s)
16 Dec 1941-14 Jan 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Tours
Places
Trucial States
People & organisations
District Magistrate, Bahrain

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Ext 1569/42 'Tours of the Political Agent, Bahrein', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/704, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000269> [accessed 26 April 2024]

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