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File 4673/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf:- Visit to England of the son of the Sheikh of Bahrein + party. General arrangements + proceedings. Incidence of cost.’ [‎56r] (89/494)

The record is made up of 1 item (258 folios). It was created in 20 Feb 1903-9 Jul 1928. 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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either to refund the money now or to arrange with the
parties concerned for the amounts to be credited to the
Accountant General, Central Revenues. The Accountant
>n p ra 1 , Baghdad, has also requested that Major 3 ray may
be asked to furnish details of the sum of Rs. 1,327-5-0,
and to cite a reference to the correspondence with the
Deputy Accountant General (Civil), Baghdad, in which Major
3ray was inferred that th? suni claimed was lyinpf at his
credit, as in the absence of this information, the
Accountant General, Barhdad, is unable to admit the claim.
5. Hfren if these two suns are eliminated, Major Bray
will still he liable for the refund of Rs. 649-7-6 as
ayainst Rs. 499-4-5 which he himself admitted as having in
his possession (lid 9 , the last paragraph of his letter to
the Political Secretary, 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. of the 26th July
1922). It is not known whether he has already refunded
this sum, and if so, when; but if he has not yet refunded
it, I ar to surarest that he may be asked to do so without
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further delay.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.

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This part contains correspondence regarding the visit of a Mission (deputation) consisting of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, son of Shaikh Isa of Bahrein [Bahrain], Abdullah’s son Muhammad, Abdullah’s Private Secretary Jasim Cheravi, and a personal servant, to the United Kingdom and Paris in 1919.

It includes correspondence regarding arrangements for the visit, but most of the correspondence relates to expenditure on the visit, including: the question as to how far the Government Hospitality Fund accepts responsibility for the expenses connected with the visit, including the payment of an interpreter; and the adjustment of the account of Major Norman Napier Bray (Political Officer attached to the Bahrein Mission) in connection with the Bahrein Mission.

The main correspondents include: 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 Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (‘Political, Baghdad’); the Foreign Office; the Treasury; the Government Hospitality Fund, HM Office of Works; Norman Napier Bray; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Political Department; Haji Abdul Majid Belshah, of the School of Oriental Studies, London Institution (Interpreter to the Mission from Bahrein); the Accountant General, Bombay; and the Accountant General, (Civil) Baghdad.

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File 4673/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf:- Visit to England of the son of the Sheikh of Bahrein + party. General arrangements + proceedings. Incidence of cost.’ [‎56r] (89/494), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/850/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100074780346.0x00007b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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