Bahrein Affairs
IOR/L/PS/5/466, ff 254-262
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The record is made up of 1 item (9 folios). It was created in 2 Dec 1850. 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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This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from 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. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 69 of 1850, dated 2 December 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-6 and are dated 18 October to 2 December 1850.
The papers relate to the affairs in the vicinity of Bahrein [Bahrain], specifically the alleged intention of the Shaikh of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah] to place himself under the protection of the Ottoman Porte [Government] and the Resident in the Persian Gulf’s request for instructions from the Government of India should this happen, or if any other Arab ruler with whom the British Government has treaty relations indicates the same intention.
The correspondents are the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Governor of Bombay, and the Chief Secretary to the Government in Bombay.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/466, ff 254-262
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- Bahrein Affairs
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