'File 19/3 II Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief' [‎13v] (26/672)

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The file contains telegrams, memoranda and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron (Rear Admiral Dunbar Nasmith), travelling with his wife to Bahrain and other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries between 1933 and 1935 on board HMS Hawkins .

The file contains programmes for HMS Hawkins , notes on protocol, arrangements for official dinners and meetings with ruling families in Bahrain and oil companies, list of British and foreign residents in Bahrain.

The principal correspondents are: the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain; Mohammad Bin Isa Al Khalifa; 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.

At the end of the file there are some letters housed in an envelope (folios 252-335), containing invitees' brief responses for a reception hosted 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. in the Naval Commander in Chief's honour.

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 (334 folios)

Arrangement

The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes within the file, on folios 214-240. 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.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 336; 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 1-215 and between ff 214-335; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. Folios 251-335 are in an envelope, on f 250.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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