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'File 36/2 (1 A/20) Foreign Consular Activities in Bahrain' [136r] (271/442)
The record is made up of 1 file (221 folios). It was created in 28 Jun 1933-9 Oct 1949. 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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No.T/884.
Dated the 22nd November, 1944
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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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, at Bahrain.
Secretary of State for India, London.
Government of India, New Delhi.
N
L.&
My endorsement No.C/340 October 4th.
On 18th November American Vice consul Dharan
called and informed
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 that as his area ex
tended informally to Qatar,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and Muscat he desired
visas to visit those places.
2. Following reply authorised by me was returned
(a) As no intimation had been received that Vice Consult
area extended beyond Bahrain it was apparently not necessary
for him to have visas for
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and Qatar.
(b) Customary enquiry would be made whether Muscat Govern
ment had any objection to grant of visa; if they had none
visa would be granted immediately.
LB.
RESIDENT -
TOP.SECRET.
No.C/524
Office of 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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Camp, Bahrain.
Dated the 22nd November, 1944.
Copy forwarded with compliments to;-
1) 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.
,
Bahrain,
Muscat.
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This file contains correspondence regarding foreign consular activities in Bahrain and the surrounding region. The topics discussed in the correspondence include rumours of an Iraqi Government consulate being established in Bahrain, the desire of the US Government to establish a consulate in Bahrain and the establishment of an American consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 1944.
The file also contains broader discussions regarding American interests and representation in the region and the US Government's relationship with local rulers. The correspondence is primarily between British officials but also includes a limited number of letters (in Arabic and English) from local rulers, as well as correspondence with the American Consulate in Dhahran.
The file contains minutes of a meeting held at the 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. in London on 9 October 1933 concerning foreign consular representation in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 24-30).
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- 1 file (221 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 221; 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 3-186; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'File 36/2 (1 A/20) Foreign Consular Activities in Bahrain'
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- front, front-i, 2r:43v, 45r:117v, 119r:122v, 124r:128v, 130r:146v, 148r:151v, 153r:174v, 177r:184v, 186r:186v, 189r:195v, 197r:220v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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