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'File XXVII/1 Al Khalifa family. Recognition of Shaikh Hamad as successor to Sh `Isa. CSI conferred on Shaikh `Isa. CIE conferred on Sh `Abdullah.' [10r] (25/144)
The record is made up of 1 file (132 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1901-6 Dec 1917. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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Dated Bahrein, ths 3rd December 1912
Proa
Major A»P. Trevor, C # I.E # ,
Political Agant# Bahrein,
To
• New, Eoouire;
n.y's 'ioe-Coneul & Aasiatant Resident,
L I N a A H.
sir.
I have the honour to introduce to you Sheikh Hamad
bin Shelfch I3a A1 !< 'halifah, eldest son of the Hheikh of
Bahrein, a Chief under British Proteotion.
2# ;lhei3rh ^a^iad ie aooorrpanied bv a few ^rahera of his
family to^et^er with about 100 servant3f ^ni ia Proceeding
to Lin^ah for hunting mjirposea# The party Trill be taking:
with them aworda, pi a to la and da^era ouatoTnarily worn by
peraona of their rank.
3« I request that you will kindly give any aaaiatance
in your power to the Sheikh an1 hia party in the event of
their aakinj?; for it.
I have tho honour to be,
Sir,
' f our moat obedient servant,
/ Major,
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.
, Bahrein.
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The majority of the file contains correspondence exchanged by 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. at Bahrain between 1914 and 1917 with 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 Gulf, the Secretary to the Most Eminent Order of the British Empire, and the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] (including letters in Arabic).
There are some earlier letters at the beginning of the file, regarding the recognition of Shaikh Hamad [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] as successor to Shaikh Isa in 1901.
The correspondence concerns the title of CSI (Companions of the Order of the Star of India) conferred on Shaikh Isa in 1914, the title of CIE (Companion of the Indian Empire) conferred on Sheikh Hamad, and arrangements for the visits abroad made by the Rulers' sons, Hamad and Mohammed and their entourage, to Lingah [Bandar Lengeh, Iran] and to Kuwait.
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- 1 file (132 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence is written in pencil, circled, and is located in either the top right or centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The numbering commences at the front cover with 1, 1A, and 1B; then 2-29; 30 and 30A; 31-60; 61 and 61A; and terminates at the back cover with 63. Two additional foliation sequences are present between folios 2-39 and folios 2-62; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Folios 61-62 are damaged and with some fragments secured on a piece of Japanese paper. It is not possible to read them.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/65
- Title
- 'File XXVII/1 Al Khalifa family. Recognition of Shaikh Hamad as successor to Sh `Isa. CSI conferred on Shaikh `Isa. CIE conferred on Sh `Abdullah.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 2r:8v, 9ar:9av, 10r:14v, 15v:16v, 17ar:17av, 17v:21v, 21ar:21av, 22v:26v, 26ar:26av, 27r:29v, 30v, 30ar:30av, 31r:31v, 36ar:36av, 37r:42r, 43r:46v, 48r:50v, 53r:56v, 57v:61v, 61ar:61av, 62r:62v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence