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'File 19/3 III Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief - East Indies' [35r] (69/458)
The record is made up of 1 file (227 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1936-12 Oct 1937. 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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5.
De Grenier says that the Shaikh will definitely
give a dinner on Saturday the 10th, but he wante to know
the following pointa:-
i. Whom is he to invite, beside the Naval Officers
e.g. Khan Bahadur Abdul Haiy, Skinner or other
oil magnates, ether British residents than the
British or Bahrain Governments ? The Naval
Officers will, I presume, be the same party as
that which calls on the Shaikh. Is this so ?
ii* Are we to sit at a table or on the floor ? I
presume that the answer to this is definitely
"table".
iii. What are we to wear ? We shall m*lt in tails.
Would a white, or black and white, dinner rig
be adequate ?
6 . De Grenier seems keen to put up one of the
Naval Officers, and I have said that I will suggest to
you that he puts up the Senior Naval Officer. He agrees
to this, so may I confirm it ?
7. Is the Commander-in-Chief's flag to be flown
on the Palace when he calls ? If so, I will wire to
have it sent ahead in Norfolk, while the Commander-in-
Chief is at Doha in Shoreham. De Grenier is going to
let me have the Shaikh •s flag, to be sent up to the
foremast of Norfolk when the Shaikh calls. Usually,
the Commander-in-chief’s ship has worii the Bahrain
Government flag.
cards in Karachi. There are five bottles of sherry
in the gedown.
You are, I understand, arranging invitation
in *3? l-I 4 Vn •O* t* w* T A
Officiating
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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Bahrain at Karachi.
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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron, travelling to Bahrain and other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries on HMS Shoreham between 1936 and 1937.
The file contains programmes, lists of presents presented by 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. to local Rulers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 11-13), arrangements for official dinners, meetings with ruling families in Bahrain, and visits to Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) oil fields and refinery in Bahrain.
The principal correspondents are: Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain; Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Naval Commander in Chief; 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. ; 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; 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, correspondence with local rulers and 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (227 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 217-228. 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 229; 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 also present in parallel between ff 8-216 and ff 217-228 respectively; these numbers are written in a combination of blue crayon and pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 19/3 III Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief - East Indies'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:32v, 34r:43v, 47r:59v, 62r:103v, 105r:139v, 141r:179v, 181r:193v, 196r:228v, 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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