'File 34/8 British Council Visitors for U.K.'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a visit to the UK made by Shaikh Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, the Superintendent of the Bahrain Police Force. The programme of events arranged for Shaikh Khalifa during the visit - which was organised and paid for by the British Council - is discussed in the file as are the Shaikh's impressions of the country upon his return to Bahrain.

Extent and format

1 file (32 folios)

Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

Condition: The file was formerly bound with treasury tags but these have since been removed and its pages are now loose.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. A second foliation sequence is present between ff. 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Circled index numbers written using blue/red crayon can also be found throughout the file.

The file contains the following foliation errors: 23, and 23A; 25, and 25A.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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/R/15/2/845

Former external reference(s)

Confidential files: 34/8

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Apr 1948-26 Nov 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Royal visitsTeacher education

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'File 34/8 British Council Visitors for U.K.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/845, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/418> [accessed 20 May 2024]

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