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'File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations' [13r] (25/254)
The record is made up of 1 file (125 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1914-Jun 1950. 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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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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Memorandum.
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1 am directed to forward herewith a copy of
letter Nc.D 6*5-S.i./33 dated the 16th fehruary 1935
on the subject of the appointment of the late Shaikh
Sir Isa bin Ali, to the Most jsxalted Order of the
xndian jsmpire.
2. xhe correspondence referred to in this
communication is not traceable in this office and as
the title was conferred during the time of^Great iffar
it is presumed that they were sent to Bahrain without
a record being kept here.
3. x request therefore that a search may kindly be
made in your office for the correspondence and if
tracedit may be forwarded to this
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.
with the
information called for by the Government of India who
desire to have the decoration back, if possible.
By Order,
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Captain
Secretary to 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.
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The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of titles and badges to various persons in the Gulf. For instance, the title ‘Khan Bahadur’ was given to, among others, Khan Sahib Abdur Rahman Zaiyani, an Arab merchant, and to Mirza Ismail Barduli, an interpreter at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat. The badge of a ‘Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire’ was delivered to Captain John Baron Howes. The title ‘Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire’ was given to Shaikh Hamad Bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifa.
The file also contains correspondence regarding the procedure for the replacement of the King’s Silver Jubilee Medals.
The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Muscat, and Kuwait, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, and the Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.
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- 1 file (125 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 115-125 are file notes.
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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 127; 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 1-115 and ff 116-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1670
- Title
- 'File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:45v, 48r:51v, 53r:57v, 60r:89v, 91r:102v, 104r:126v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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