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'File 5/22 Sheikh Khalaf' [16r] (33/48)
The record is made up of 1 file (23 folios). It was created in 11 Aug 1928-1 May 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Ben re. in, the iJlst ^arcn 1931
Prom:-
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qs (cdhj'l- fu'. lo&y
To: -
Captain C.G.Prior i.A*,
Fciiiical Agent,iianrain.
The ilon ? ble f ihe Political Resiaent
in the Persian Gulf•,Bushire.
Sir,
J
In continuation of my telegram of the 18th March,
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I hs.ve the honour to encJose copies oi' correspondence tast
aas passed between this office ;nnd tne consular Secretary
to ^ is Excellency the Li^h 3o:.^iibbioner for T iraq.
i. it will be seen UiRt 'naikh ViPlaf opplied through
the I'ign vomiissioner to be f-lioweo to return to Banrain for
three months,ano after a cerlein amount of delay aue to
Ramazan I asked Shaikh liamad what nc wislied to ao,ana he
decided not, to allow him to return in view of his nisciiiev-
ious record. 1 replied to that effect in my letter No:345
dateci tne i4tli rAarch. vdthout waiting for a reply,trie
Baghdad hesidancy issued him vifith an emergency certificate
to enable him to return to Bahrain (No:51 datea the 4th
..larch 1931, a escribing him as a British protected person,
actually he is a Persian; and he was also proviaec with 9
letter of introduction,No:2069 aated the £7th February
quoting their former endorsement. I need hardly say tnat
Shaikh F.halaf requires no introauction to this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
3. Since they must have seen from his petition,which is
mentioned in the letter of introduction that there was
evidently a bar to his return they should not have taken
action without receiving a reply and i would be glad if the
attention of His Excellency tiie High Commissioner could be
drawn
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This file contains correspondence between the British 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. at Bahrain; the British 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. at Bushire; Francis Henry Humphrys, High Commissioner of Iraq; Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; and King Fayṣal of Iraq.
These correspondence concern the personality and activities of Shaikh Khalaf bin Aḥmad al-‘Uṣfūr. Details include his appointment and dismissal as Qāḍī of the Shiah community in Bahrain; his relocation to Iraq in 1927; and his temporary return to Bahrain in 1931 to settle his affairs.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (23 folios)
- Arrangement
This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence runs between ff 2-21; this sequence is written in blue crayon and is not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/112
- Title
- 'File 5/22 Sheikh Khalaf'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 6v:12v, 13v:22v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence