Skip to item: of 126
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

‘File 16/5 Bahrain Agency: fortnightly political diaries’ [‎51r] (101/126)

This item is part of

The record is made up of 1 file (61 folios). It was created in 15 Jan 1930-10 Jan 1931. It was written in English. 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

No. 20 of 1930.
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.
The 1st November 1930.
News for the period from 16th to 31st October 1930.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTUR2S OF SHIPS.
339. S.S. " Barpeta " arrives, from Bushire on the
16th and left for Lingah the same day.
340. S.S. Bandra" arrived with mails from India o,
&
on the 19th and left for Bushire the same day.
341. S‘*S. " Bankura " arrived with mails from
India on the 25th and left for Bushire the following day.
342. S.S. " Bandra M arrived from Bushire on
the 30th and left for Lingah the same day.
MOVilEHTS OF H.M^ REPRESENTATIVES.
343. Captain C. G. Prior, I.A., 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, returned from recess on 19th October.
NEJD NEWS.
344. Muhammad At T&wil, Inspector-General of
Nejd Revenues and Customs arrived from ijatif on the Lotn
October and is staying with the Qusaibis. His tightening
of control is resented by Qusaibis who have systematically
bribed the Nejd Customs authorities for years past in return
for exceptional favours, and one of his first acts has been
to make them pay harbour dues on their launches.
345. He is arranging with the Bahrain K&ifcrfciMhtX
Customs authorities to receive copies of the manifests of
vessels clearing for Nejd ports, and he has engaged twenty
Bahrain Baluchis to act as watchmen.
346. He is said to have found a way for a motor
road from QATIF to 0JAIR which allows of the journey being
made in 3 hours.
BAHRAIN NEWS .
PEARLING .
347. The pearling season is drawing to a dtt%%fe rou
«
*

About this item

Content

Reports, submitted by 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. (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior) or the Indian Assistant at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in the Political Agent’s absence, detailing proceedings at Bahrain and elsewhere. The reports are organised under various headings, as follows:

Specific events of note include:

Extent and format
1 file (61 folios)
Arrangement

The file is arranged into fortnightly reports, numbered 1 through to 24 for the year 1930. The reports are ordered chronologically, with the earliest (no.1) at the front, through to the latest (no.24) at the rear. The paragraphs in the reports are numbered in a continuous sequence, from no.1 at the beginning of the first report, through to no.397 at the end of the last report.

Physical characteristics

The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 63; 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 also present in parallel between ff 1-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

‘File 16/5 Bahrain Agency: fortnightly political diaries’ [‎51r] (101/126), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1498, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100027876629.0x000066> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100027876629.0x000066">‘File 16/5 Bahrain Agency: fortnightly political diaries’ [&lrm;51r] (101/126)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100027876629.0x000066">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0000e9/IOR_R_15_2_1498_0101.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0000e9/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image