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Ext 330/47 'Political Resident Persian Gulf: visit to Bakhah' [3r] (5/12)
The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1947-14 Feb 1947. 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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PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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.
BAHRAIN.
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From
The Hon* ble Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Hay
C.S.I., C.I.E
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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To
His Majesty's Secretary of State for India
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.
,
LONDON.
Sir
I have the honour to report that on the 25th
January, accompanied by Colonel Galloway, the Political
Agent, Bahrain, I visited Bakhah, a small port situated
on the west side of the Musandara peninsula. I enclose
a copy of a note on the place recorded by Colonel Galloway.
previously been visited by a political officer. The
Shaikh said a letter from 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.
had been
received by one of his predecessors fifty years ago, but
searched for it in vain. The last steamer visited the
place seven years ago when a naval doctor was sent ashore
to deal with a small-pox epidemic.
enclosure to the Government of India and the Senior Naval
Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
2
So far as I am aware the place has not
3.
I am sending a copy of this letter and its
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
Political Re 7 *orsian Gulf
G.A.M
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The file contains a letter to the Secretary of State for India from William Rupert Hay ( 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) reporting on his visit to Bahrain during which he was accompanied 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. , Bahrain. The correspondence also contains a note on the port of Bakhah in Oman which provides information on the history of the area, the population, and the current ruling Shaikh, including his connections through marriage to the Emir of Dubai.
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The file's contents 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 6; 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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- Ext 330/47 'Political Resident Persian Gulf: visit to Bakhah'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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