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Coll 30/42 'Correct spelling of Bahrain/Bahrein' [‎11r] (22/109)

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The record is made up of 1 file (52 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1932-15 Aug 1946. 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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Sir,
( 5 )
PiiiRliAKKMT C014MITTEE Oli GEOGRAPHICAL NAI4ES,
Royal Geographical Society,
Keneington Gore,
London, S.W.7.
23rd March, 1936.
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The Under-Secretary of State,
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. , S.W.l.
I am directed by Major-General Lord Edward Gleichen,
Chairman of the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names,
to send you the enclosed four copies of a Provisional
‘•Second List of Names in Arabia, (N.E. & S.E.) M with a
request that you will be kind enough to forward them 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. for his comments on
the spelling of names, etc. which I shall be glad to
receive as soon as possible.
I am directed to express the belief of the
Committee that the Arabic diphthong M fatha ya" is usually
pronounced as ai in rein in inhabited places near the
coast but as ai in aisle in the interior; alternative
spellings are therefore suggested for the former, as
Bahrein (Bahrain), Kuweit (Kuwait).
I am, etc.,
(Sgd.) J. H. Reynolds.
Secretary,
Permanent Committee of Geographical Names.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding whether the official spelling should be Bahrain or Bahrein. The spelling of Kuwait (Kuwait or Koweit) is also discussed in passing.

The correspondence is between officials at 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 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 Bushire, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Foreign Office, The Royal Geographical Society and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (52 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; 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.

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