'File 8/34 Saudi Arabia - Bahrain Weekly Diaries' [15r] (29/42)
The record is made up of 1 file (19 folios). It was created in Dec 1933-29 Mar 1934. 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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SECRET.
Diary of News from Sa^di Arabia .
No: 9 or 1^34.
It is reported (February 26tn) that His Majesty
King Rin Sa T ud has ordereu a levy ol Rs.2,00,000/-
(two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
) ironi the merchants who ordinarily import
on a large scale into Rasa. The amount is to be
repaic by remitting import duty on their imports till
they have recovered the total subscribed by them. The
Hs.2,00,000/- are said to have been collected already,
I bn Jiluwi himself ha ving given a considerable sum.
Iistribution .
The Honourable 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.
,
Bushire.
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.
,
Kuwait.
Lieut-Colonel,
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.
,Bahrain.
1st March 1934.
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The file contains weekly reports on the affairs of Saudi Arabia, compiled 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 and distributed to the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Kuwait. The reports, marked secret, consist of brief summaries of intelligence gathered in Bahrain on the social and political affairs of Hasa, the Saudi-Yemeni conflict in Asir [ʻAsīr], the activities of Standard Oil Company of California, and other miscellaneous items of news.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 20; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-20; these numbers are written in a combination of blue crayon and pencil, are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'File 8/34 Saudi Arabia - Bahrain Weekly Diaries'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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