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Coll 30/128 'Persian Gulf. Style of address of the Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait' [70r] (139/173)
The record is made up of 1 file (84 folios). It was created in 12 Mar 1936-14 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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4Z89 5000 12.35
shown/
Draft Paper.
P.Z.1693/36
Department.
i 7 APR 1956
U.S.S.,
F.O.
Sir,
With reference to para. 7 of the
Despatch from H.M.Minister at Jeada dated
10th December, No.352, I am directedby
10, Z.
the S/S for I. to forward for the
information of the S/s for F.A. a copy
of a letter with its enclosures from the
G.of I. in regard to the proposal that
the sheikhs of Bahrein and Koweit should
in future be addressed as Highness *
*>y SfeNT
(3 n
^U.-t
and not as 4 iis Excellency .
2. Mr. Secretary Eden will observe that
the G.of I., after consultation with 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 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.
at Bahrein, are
in favour of this proposal and, subject
to any observations which Mr. Eden may
wish to make, the Marquess of Zetland
is inclined to agree.
3. His Lordship does not consider that
urtrvj)
the adoption of the proposal mwld have
any embarrassing results in regard to
Qatar and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Sheikhdoms.
^he Arab^Ru^rs on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
ll' c~l fl IXUrfVwO C ivT* ^
are-i-n^ay case-H^rtr-^ven^entitlod t-o be
aadresood -as f His Excellency* and no
nr*s a.
question can arise of addxes&ing- 4 Uiem -
as- *His Highness*. as regards the
Sheikh of Qatar, His Lordship sees no
reason why any special favour should be
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a decision to raise the official status and personal address of the rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain from 'His Excellency' to 'His Highness'. Much of the correspondence is between officials at 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. , the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, 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. and the Foreign Office.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains a printed list entitled 'Table of Salutes to certain Rulers and Officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folio 82).
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 (84 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 86; 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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- Coll 30/128 'Persian Gulf. Style of address of the Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait'
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- front, front-i, 2r:86v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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