Coll 30/42 'Correct spelling of Bahrain/Bahrein'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding whether the official spelling should be Bahrain or Bahrein. The spelling of Kuwait (Kuwait or Koweit) is also discussed in passing.

The correspondence is between officials at the 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. , 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 Bushire, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Foreign Office, The Royal Geographical Society and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (52 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the 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.

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/L/PS/12/3755

Former external reference(s)

Coll 30/42

History of this record

Date(s)

18 Aug 1932-15 Aug 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Place names

Places

Bahrain

People & organisations

Persian Gulf Political ResidencyForeign OfficeBahrain Political Agency

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Coll 30/42 'Correct spelling of Bahrain/Bahrein', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3755, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000140> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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