'Question of British Consular Representation in El Hasa and Qatif'

IOR/L/PS/18/B406

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The record is made up of 1 file (1 folio). It was created in 24 Sep 1928. 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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Memorandum providing an overview of the considerations of British representation in El Hasa [Al Hasa] and Qatif from 1904, with suggestions put forward by the Government of India and Sir Lionel Haworth, 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. . It includes the reasons behind the need for representation, and the implications of relations with Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].

Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of 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. .

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1 file (1 folio)
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This file consists of a single memorandum.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences and terminates at f 64, as it is part of a larger physical volume; this number is written in pencil, and is located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folio.

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English in Latin script
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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/L/PS/18/B406
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P 5206/28

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24 Sep 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

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