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'File K/1 Letters of Good Offices' [106r] (211/480)
The record is made up of 1 file (238 folios). It was created in 23 Apr 1932-20 Dec 1950. 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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No. 397/334/1.
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Sir,
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British Legation,
J sdda,
February 24th., 1938.
I have the honour to inform you that I have been
ashed on behalf of Ibn Saud to give a letter of recomm
endation to you,to Shaikh Abdul Asiz a l Qusaibi, a
Saudi subject resident in Bahrain about whom you will
already be fully informed. I a m giving him a letter in
tne usual form, and enclose a copy for your information.
The request came through the Deputy Foreign Minister, Fuad
Bey Hamza, who said that shaikh Abdul Aziz was involved
in some family dispute, and indicated that ibn Saud was
greatly interested in the Shaikh, who I understand acts
unofficially as his agent in Bahrain. i did not hold out
any hope of intervention in what is probably a case for
ti.~ -ourts, and I said that it was impossible for me to
act on a second suggestion, that I should write to the
British Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
iUs Majesty's Government have particular reasons at
this moment for wishing to satisfy any legitimate desire
of King Abdul Aziz as far as they can, and I should there
fore be very grateful for any help you can properly afford
to Shaikh Abdul Aziz al Qusaibi. 3ut x ^ faffiUiar wm
the oriental belief in the possibility of mediation in all
circumstances, however unsuitable from our point of view.
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.
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Bahrain.
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This file correspondence which consists of requests for letters of good offices to 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. in Bahrain, and his responses to such requests. Most requests are submitted in order to facilitate travel elsewhere in the Middle East and India.
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- 1 file (238 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 240; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 4-157 and ff 217-231; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1959
- Title
- 'File K/1 Letters of Good Offices'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:17v, 19r:33v, 35r:35v, 37r:37v, 39r:41v, 43r:46v, 48r:51v, 53r:54v, 57r:60v, 65r:65v, 67r:67v, 69r:75v, 77r:77v, 81r:84v, 86r:87v, 90r:90v, 92r:92v, 94r:94v, 96r:97v, 99r:100v, 102r:103v, 106r:108v, 112r:121v, 124r:129v, 131r:138v, 140r:141v, 143r:146v, 149r:153v, 155r:156v, 158r:160v, 162r:167v, 169r:175v, 177r:180v, 182r:188v, 190r:197v, 199r:200v, 202r:239v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence