'File 10/14 Bahrain unallotted area' [71r] (154/682)
The record is made up of 1 volume (339 folios). It was created in 1 May 1937-23 Jul 1938. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No.
a/211
The Hon'ble 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.
presents his com
pliments to
1. Sir Aubrey Metcalfe, K.G. 1.52. ,Gt3.1. »J4 .V.O,
Secretary to tne tiovernment of India
in the External Affairs Uepartraent,
Mew Delhi
2. H. Weigntman, Hsquire,
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.
, Banrain.
and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of the undermentioned docu
ment (s).
Office of tne Political
Resident in tne Persian
Gulf, Banrain.
Dated... .?. l .2..^. r ..VL
Reference to previous correspondence;
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.
telegram No.66t> of Slst Marcn ly^a.
Description of
Name and Date.
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.
letter No.g/210
of 6th April 1938, wltn eu-
closure.
Subject.
HOLMES
L
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between 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. at Bahrain, 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 Bushire, the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the negotiations for the oil concession over the 'Bahrain additional area', which includes islands, reefs and shores.
The volume includes correspondence regarding Major John Holmes, who is initially defined by the Secretary of State for India as persona non grata (folio 83 and folio 143) for the British Government to act as negotiator for the concession, and two drafts of the concession: '1937 Draft' (folios 263-279) and '1938 Draft' (folios 280-296).
There are two maps: one showing 'Leased area no. 1' off the northern coast of Bahrain (folio 112) and another showing 'Leased area no. 2' between the eastern coast of Bahrain and the western coast of Qatar.
There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.
There are file notes (folios 318-331).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (339 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 319-331). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins with the first folio of writing, on number 1, and runs through to 335, which is the last number given on the inside of the back cover. There are various gaps in the numbering: 10; 144-146 (note on folio 143: 'pages 144, 145 and 146 renumbered 113-a, 113-b and 113-c'); 208-209; 244. 253 is followed by 255, which is then followed by 254 (these folios are joined together). Other anomalies are: 6A; 111A; 113A-C; 156A; 214A.
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- Title
- 'File 10/14 Bahrain unallotted area'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1v, 2v:6v, 6ar:6av, 11v:24v, 27r:33v, 35r:37v, 38v:39v, 41r:43v, 45r:59v, 61r:82v, 83v:108v, 111ar, 112r:112v, 111av, 113ar:113cv, 114r:119v, 122r:123v, 126v, 136v, 138v:143v, 147r:150v, 152r:156v, 156av, 157r:157v, 159r:184v, 185v:207v, 210r:214v, 214ar:214av, 215r:219v, 221v, 226v:228v, 240v, 246v:262v, 299v, 302r:334v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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