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'File XXVII/1 Al Khalifa family. Recognition of Shaikh Hamad as successor to Sh `Isa. CSI conferred on Shaikh `Isa. CIE conferred on Sh `Abdullah.' [32r] (77/144)
The record is made up of 1 file (132 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1901-6 Dec 1917. 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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Translation of a letter dated 2nd Shaban 1334 (4tb June
1916) from Hia Exoellenoy Shaikh Isa bin Ali A1 Khallfah,
Chief of Bahrain and Dependanoieo to His ^xoellenoy
Lord Chelznaford, Vioeroy and Governor-General of India.
My Illustrious friend,
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After paying eve-y due resDeot and
veneration oompatible with Your Kxoellenoy's exalted position,
I beg to aoknowledpre with great pride and delight the receipt
of Your Exoellenoy^ esteemed letter in whioh Your Kxoellenoy
has kindly informed no that His Most Oraoious Majesty the
King-Emperor of India has appointed Your Excellency to be the
Viceroy and Governor-General of India in succession to the
Right Hon'ble Lord Hardinge of Penshurst.
I, Your Hlxcellency's friend, beg to off er to Your Rxcel-
lency most sincere congratulations on your assuming charge of
your high office, and in it I wish Your Kxcellency every
succe:is and prosperity.
I have firm hopes, that through Your Kxcellency's grace
and kindness my old friendly relations with the TTigh British
Government will be strongly maintained and strengthened in
future.
I will listen with great pleasure to the counsels of Your
Excellency's representatives-* the
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.
and 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.
at fBahrain, resulting
out of Your Excellency's friendly wishes which will be turned .
to advantage in the interests of Your Exoellenoy friend's
Government and his territory.
This is what ha^ to be said and in conclusion, I pray
you to condescend to accept most sincere and high respects
and honours from Your Excellency's sincere friend.
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The majority of the file contains correspondence exchanged by 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. at Bahrain between 1914 and 1917 with the 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 Gulf, the Secretary to the Most Eminent Order of the British Empire, and the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] (including letters in Arabic).
There are some earlier letters at the beginning of the file, regarding the recognition of Shaikh Hamad [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] as successor to Shaikh Isa in 1901.
The correspondence concerns the title of CSI (Companions of the Order of the Star of India) conferred on Shaikh Isa in 1914, the title of CIE (Companion of the Indian Empire) conferred on Sheikh Hamad, and arrangements for the visits abroad made by the Rulers' sons, Hamad and Mohammed and their entourage, to Lingah [Bandar Lengeh, Iran] and to Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (132 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence is written in pencil, circled, and is located in either the top right or centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The numbering commences at the front cover with 1, 1A, and 1B; then 2-29; 30 and 30A; 31-60; 61 and 61A; and terminates at the back cover with 63. Two additional foliation sequences are present between folios 2-39 and folios 2-62; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Folios 61-62 are damaged and with some fragments secured on a piece of Japanese paper. It is not possible to read them.
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- IOR/R/15/2/65
- Title
- 'File XXVII/1 Al Khalifa family. Recognition of Shaikh Hamad as successor to Sh `Isa. CSI conferred on Shaikh `Isa. CIE conferred on Sh `Abdullah.'
- Pages
- 9r:9v, 32r:36v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
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