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File 12/9 Visits to Bahrain of government officials and others [182r] (368/578)
The record is made up of 1 volume (285 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1935-6 Aug 1940. 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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had caused the visitors to decline the official reception
by His Highness the Shaikh which had been offered at Bahrain;
and the evening was spent quietly at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
4. On the morning of the 18th March His Highness the Shaikh
of Bahrain accompanied by Shaikh Abdullah bin * Isa and Shaikh
Salman bin Hamad paid an official call on Her Royal Highness
and on the Earl of Athlone at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. This was followed
immediately by a return call, in which Her Royal Highness also
joined, at the Shaikh 1 s Palace. There a Guard of Honour was
drawn up and was inspected, but otherwise formality was avoid
ed. The two calls occupied close on two hours and gave the
utmost delight to His Highness Shaikh Hamad. The afternoon
was spent quietly, and in the evening a small dinner party was
held at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to which were bidden Mr. and Mrs. Belgrave,
Mr. and Mrs. Van Peursem of the Arabian Mission, and Mr. Thorn-
berg, Vice-President of the Bahrain Oil Company.
5. On Saturday the 19th March, the morning began with a
call on Her Royal Highness by Her Highness Shaikha Ayesha,
wife of the Shaikh of Bahrain. Later the whole party walked
for an hour through the more interesting parts of the Manamah
bazar where a few purchases were made. The bazar, it might bi
mentioned, is firmly convinced that Lord Frederick Cambridge
is a younger brother of His Majesty, travelling incognito.
Then followed luncheon at Sakhir with His Highness the Shaikh
at his country home. The meal was served in Arab fashion,
though at a table. His Highness gave expression to his great
pleasure by presenting a sword, but he left it delightfully
vague whether the presentation was to the Princess or to the
Earl of Athlone. Two Arab horses were also presented. From
Sakhir the party proceeded to the Bahrain Oil Company* s Refi
nery where the more interesting processes were shown and
explained. /-
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The volume contains correspondence sent and received 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 regarding the arrangements and programmes for visits to Bahrain of the following:
- the Minister at Jedda, Sir Andrew Ryan, visiting the Gulf;
- 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 Kuwait;
- Mr Rendel of the Foreign Office;
- Dr Pawelke, Secretary to the German legation in Baghdad;
- Mr Loxle;
- the British Ministry at Tehran, Mr and Mrs Seymour, visiting Qatar and Bahrain;
- Princess Alice and Earl of Athlone, on a private visit to Ibn Saud and to Bahrain, Qatar and to the California-Arabian Standard Oil (CASOC) oil camp at Al Khobar;
- the British Ministry in Jedda, Sir Reader Bullard;
- the British Ambassador at Baghdad, Sir Basil Cochrane Newton visiting Bahrain, Dubai, Muscat and CASOC at Dharhan (account of his tour on folios 246-256);
- Emir Saud [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd] visiting Baghdad;
- the Officers of the Geological Survey of India visiting the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The documents in the volume are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translations, with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, and the Government of Saudi Arabia at Al Khobar.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (285 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 260-283. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 , and terminates at the inside back cover with 287; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present between ff 5-259 and ff 260-283 respectively. These numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.
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- Title
- File 12/9 Visits to Bahrain of government officials and others
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:24v, 27r:43v, 46r:63v, 64v:67v, 68v:131v, 132v:155v, 158r:162v, 165r:168v, 170r:170v, 171v:173v, 176r:187v, 188v:202v, 203v:217v, 218v:224v, 227r:227v, 231r:234v, 236r:287r
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