'[Un-numbered file] Police cases'

Content

The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions, reports and statements, related to police cases in Bahrain. Cases of note include the renewal of driving licences, and the distribution of ice by the Baladyia (Municipality).

The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave).

Extent and format

1 file (34 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-35; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic 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/15/2/1980

Former external reference(s)

Vernacular Office Files: un-numbered file

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Mar 1936-29 Jun 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Physical examinationPetitionsCriminal investigation

People & organisations

Adviser to the Government of Bahrain

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'[Un-numbered file] Police cases', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1980, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002cb> [accessed 3 January 2025]

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