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‘File 28/71 Navicert = routine correspondence’ [‎8v] (16/368)

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The record is made up of 1 file (182 folios). It was created in 27 Mar 1941-29 Dec 1946. 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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The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the implementation of the Navicert system in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , which was intended to regulate and control shipping in and out of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during wartime. The file’s principal correspondents are: 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 (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban; Edward Birkbeck Wakefield; Major Tom Hickinbotham; Cornelius James Pelly) and representatives of the shipping agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited, who had offices in Bahrain, as well as in other Gulf ports.

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1 file (182 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 166-183) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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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 184; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-97, and a mixed incomplete foliation/pagination sequence between ff 98-166; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file notes at the back are paginated between ff 166-179 in pencil.

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‘File 28/71 Navicert = routine correspondence’ [‎8v] (16/368), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/759, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025781970.0x000011> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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