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'File 19/1 II Political Agents Bahrain touring' [‎118r] (235/556)

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The record is made up of 1 file (276 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1935-15 Jun 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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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. ,
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Heference your memorandum No, 22 dated
Karachi, the 11th September 1926,
triplicate, in respect of your journeys from
Karachi to Sharjah and Bahrain to Karachi.
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i forward herewith a Sanction Order, in
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for Secreta )litical Beside
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for visits of 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. and the Assistant 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 to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Dubai, Ras al Khaimah; and programmes of tours of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in 1937 and 1938, staying at the Rest House in Sharjah.

The principal correspondents are: Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; Imperial Airways Limited; Major Frank Holmes; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the 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. Agent at Sharjah; 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. ; and 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.

There are some documents in Arabic with English translation within the file, letters to local rulers and correspondence with the 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. Agent at Sharjah.

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1 file (276 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 255-277. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a number in blue and red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in 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 278; 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 in parallel between ff 2-253 and ff 256-277 respectively; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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