'File 19/3 IV Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief - East Indies (to Persian Gulf)' [‎67r] (133/172)

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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron (Vice-Admiral James Fownes Somerville), 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 Norfolk between 1938 and 1939.

The file contains programmes, arrangements for an official durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). to be held in November 1938, and for a visit to Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) oil fields and refinery in Bahrain.

The principal correspondents are: Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Naval Commander in Chief; the British Consulate at Bushire; 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 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; 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 the Ruler of Qatar.

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1 file (84 folios)

Arrangement

The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 75-84. 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 86; 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 1-74 and ff 75-84; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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