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Coll 30/32 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein: Visits to London of Sheikh's Brother. Visit to America of Sheikh's Brother' [40r] (79/96)
The record is made up of 1 file (46 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1932-21 Jul 1937. 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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Un4^y-«>eopetftyy of Btate,
Visit to. London of Sheikh Mohamed Bin I aa«
younger brother of the Shei ^Bahrein,
Sheikh Mohamed called to see me this afternoon. He
speaks practically no English and is accompanied by a Bahreini
who acted as interpreter. He stated that he left Bahrein in
February of this year for India (this is confimed by the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Diaries) to secure treatment for his eyes (he is
suffering from cataract). Treatment in India had not been
successful and he had been advised to try European doctors in
Vienna or Paris. He had accordingly proceeded direct from
India to Mecca for the Pilgrimage and had thence come to
Europe. Doctors in Vienna and Paris had not been able to
assist him, but finding himself in Paris he decided to come
to London in order to pay his respects to the Secretary of
State and, if possible, to have the honour of being received
by His Majesty the King. The Hedjaz Minister was an old
friend and in his ignorance of the country he had got in
touch with him immediately on arrival and had, through him,
been put in touch with 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.
. He has now taken a
flat at 6, queen’s Gate, and proposes to remain in London for
the present in the hope of being received by the Secretary of
State and possibly by His Majesty. He attaches great
importance to being so received in view of the fact that his
brothers had had the honour of an audience on the occasion
of their visit to England and feels that his face would be
blackened if he returned to Bahrein without securing similar
treatment.
I said that the Secretary of State was very
heavily/
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning two foreign trips made by Shaikh Muhammad bin Isa al-Khalifa, a brother of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Ruler of Bahrain.
The two trips discussed are a visit that Shaikh Muhammad made to the United States of America in 1939 as a guest of Standard Oil Company of California (folios 2-3) and a private visit made to London in 1932 during which it was arranged for him to meet King George V (folios 4-47).
In addition to internal correspondence between British officials, the file contains two hand written letters that were sent by Shaikh Muhammad to John Gilbert Laithwaite of 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. in June 1932 (folios 31-32).
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 (46 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 48; these numbers are written in pencil 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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- Title
- Coll 30/32 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein: Visits to London of Sheikh's Brother. Visit to America of Sheikh's Brother'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:30v, 33r:41v, 43r:47v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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