‘File 18/10 Buildings: Accommodation for I.A’s Court.’ [‎5v] (10/42)

Content

The file contains papers relating to the Indian Assistant’s Court of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . It includes receipts from 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, for rent for the building used as the Indian Assistant’s Court, and correspondence between: the Additional Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, and 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. ; and between 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, and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.

The file includes two documents in Arabic: a lease for the Court of the Indian Assistant for one year with effect from 1 April 1934 (folio 2), and a letter from Yusuf bin Abdullah ash-Shatur to 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, regarding payment of rent for the building occupied by the Court of the Indian Assistant (folio 3).

Detailed file notes are found on folios 13 to 20.

Extent and format

1 file (19 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of 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 21; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 1-12, and ff 14-20; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English in Latin script

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