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'Corr. re: Visits of Foreign Warships to Bahrain' [27r] (67/342)
The record is made up of 1 volume (161 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1935-17 Feb 1939. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
[N.B.— Thi« is an ORlGlSAL mesaige sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication mori
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been teleraphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities tt is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.]
No. 17o - illP Bahrain
Prom axsosxw ,' 17th February 1935,
Political, Bahrain#
To
Political, Kuwait*
A
Reference ^ telegrejn No. 123 dated the 16th February 1936.
2. r enclose a copy of the programme during the visit of
Bougainville" to Bahrain. Uniform was worn during the calls.
3. The Assistant
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.
entertained at luncheon:-
Le Centre-Admiral Rivet,
Capitaine da Fregate Mazen,
Capitaine de Fregate Oiry,
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Rouvellou,
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Prache,
The Financial Adviser to the Government of Bahrain,
Group Captain R.E. Saul, D.F.C.,No.203 Squadron,Basr
4. in 1930 His Excellency the Shaikh of Bahrain - Shaikh Sir
Hamad acting on behalf of his father Shaikh »Isa bin »Ali Al
Khalifah - received bhe French Admiral at the Palace and later
returned his call at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. The Honourable the Political
Resident suggested to the Assistant
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.
that it would
be proper during the present visit of "Bougainville" if the Shaikh
returned the call of Rear Admiral Rivet on board. It was found,
however, impracticable to do this as the Shaikh wished to attend
Juma prayers at midday and Rear Admiral Rivet would have been
unable to lunch at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. Rear Admiral Rivet said to the
Assistant
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.
that he preferred to have the return
(Signature) call.....
S. 44.
(Designation)
MFP— 825S&P— (M-1070)—14 • i) 34 -10.000.
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Correspondence discusses visits of foreign warships to Bahrain. Topics discussed include:
- Visit in 1935 of French warship "Bougainville" with Admiral Rivet on board and protocol in terms of gun salutes, uniforms worn, and programme of exchange of calls and dinner arrangements. Includes hand-written note (folio 20A) in French from Rear-Admiral Rive, arrangements for delivery of fish and vegetables to the warship, and a report on the visit. Also notes from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave to Colonel Loch about three pictures (not in file) of the French man-of-war by local artists.
- Arrangements for a visit of a French sloop "d'Iberville" in 1937 calling at Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat and Aden. The vessel carried a hydroplane and flew the flag of Rear-Admiral Fernet commanding la Division Navale du Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. . Correspondence includes the list of attendees for a party at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. the seating plan of the dinner party for Contre-Amiral Fernet (folio 96). Correspondence discusses how to avoid an unarranged visit to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Arrangements were made for Rear-Amiral Fernet to go round the Bahrain Petroleum Company oil field.
- Arrangements for a visit in 1939 of the French sloop "d'Iberville" with Rear-Admiral Carpentier, Commandant la Division Navale du Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. .
Correspondents include: Colonel G. Loch, 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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; Assistant 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; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Rear-Admiral Rivent, Commandant la Division Navale du Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ; 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. , Kuwait; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser, Bahrain Government; C W Baxter, Foreign Office, London; M J Clauson, 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. , London; J S Black, Chief Local Representative, The Bahrain Petroleum Company; Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain.
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- Title
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:2v, 2ar:2bv, 3r:9v, 9ar:9av, 10r:11v, 13r:16v, 16ar:16av, 17r:20v, 20ar:20av, 21r:23v, 23ar:23av, 24r:30v, 31v:33v, 34v, 35v:86v, 86ar:86av, 87r:95v, 95ar:95av, 96r:127v, 127ar:127av, 128r:160v, back-i, back
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