Photographs of the Hawar Islands

Content

The item contains the following photographs:

• Bilad as-Shamalia (North Village) and bay
• Hawar Fort
• Hawar Pier.

The photographs accompany a statement and evidence submitted to the British Government by the Government of Bahrain relating to Bahrain's claim to sovereignty over the Hawar Islands: see letter 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 to 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. , dated 3 June 1938 (folios 109-111).

Extent and format

3 photographs

It is part of

Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'

361 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3895

Physical characteristics

Black and white photographs (85 x 130mm) pasted on to a sheet of paper.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3895, f 127

History of this record

Date(s)

c 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

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Photographs of the Hawar Islands, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3895, f 127, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076672072.0x000001> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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