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Coll 29/69 'Bahrain: appointment of an Assistant Political Agent' [112r] (225/271)
The record is made up of 1 file (132 folios). It was created in 30 Oct 1933-23 Jan 1948. 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. .
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Confidential
D.0.NO.1189-S of 1934. { 1 Q 3/t_T h§
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Heeidency,
Buehire, 12th December ,1934.
Please refer to correspondence ending with Foreign
and Political Department telegram : 0.1866, uateu
September 3934, on the subject of the post of Assistant
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. The poet wae originally sanctioned
for 6 month* which expired last month, and was then in the
communication referred to above sanctioned for another 6 j
months, i.e. until May 1935.
2. The experience which we have had of this new post
has shown that under present day conditions at Bahrain it is
absolutely essential to the efficient conduct not only of the
political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
there, but of affairs at *atar and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. In the last five years the importance of
Bahrain, and of the volume and variety of the work of its
olitical Agent has increased out of all knowledge. lharc
are now multitudinous ^estions connected with Oil - the
Bahrain ietroleum Company is now in full swing there, with
the Civil Air Route - Bahrain is an important station on the
Civil Air Route to India, with the Royal Air Force - who
have recently made a considerable purchase of land there,
with the Kavy - who have done likewise, with Ibn Saud - the
thorny matter of transit dues for example, with the prospects
of British trade - Bahrain is the largest port in the dull
with the exception of Basrah and fcohammerah, with ■ ersia -
the ill-treatment of Bahrainis in that country, and so forth,
in addition to these special problems the .olitical Agent
has to keep an aye on, and advise the Resident on the
activities of the Bahrain Government« Law and Order, folice
Kon'ble Mr.H.A.F. Metcalfe,
Foreign secretary to the Government of # Ladia,
]inane©, /
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The file concerns recruitment of Assistant Political Agents at the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powers.
The file covers:
- creation of a new post of Assistant 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. , due to the increase of work for the development of oil fields, 1933
- appointment of R D Metcalfe as Assistant 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. , 1935. Conferment of Magisterial powers
- appointment of Khan Bahadur Abdul Haiy El Hashni as Indian Assistant 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. , 1936. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of A C Stewart as Assistant 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. , 1937. Conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powers
- appointment of B L M Tomlinson as Assistant 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. , 1937. Conferment of Magisterial powers
- appointment of Dr S M Siddiq as Indian Assistant 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 1937 and 1938. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of A C Galloway as Assistant 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. , 1937. Conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powers
- appointment of R E R Bird as Assistant 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 1938 and 1945. Conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powers
- appointment of J B Howes as Assistant 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. , 1938. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of R I Hallows as Assistant 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. , 1939. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of Khan Sahib Mirza Ismail Barduli as Indian Assistant 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. , 1940. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy as Assistant 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. , 1943. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of R M Hadow as Assistant 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. , 1944. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of Mohammed Abdul Hafiz as officiating Indian Assistant 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. , 1945. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of H D H Rance as Assistant 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. , 1946. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of J E H Hudson as Assistant 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 1946 and 1948. Conferment of Judicial powers
- appointment of G N Jackson as Assistant 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. , 1947. Conferment of Judicial powers.
The file is composed of correspondence between 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. , the Foreign Office, the 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. , the Government of India, the Secretary of State for India, and the Office of the High Commissioner for India.
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- 1 file (132 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing)commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 134; 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 2-134; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 29/69 'Bahrain: appointment of an Assistant Political Agent'
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- front, 2r, back-i, back, front-i, 2v:135r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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