'File No. G/7 I `Id Calls, letters and Notices.' [‎95v] (190/638)

Content

The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and notices sent between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs, mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1936 and 1939. Notices were sent to the heads of communities, companies’ workers, the public, and officials regarding the regulations during the month of Ramadan. The notices read as follows: 'The public are informed that during the month of Ramadan, it is forbidden:

• to smoke, eat or drink in the streets or the bazaars between the morning and evening guns;
• to open restaurants during the day time;
• to bake bread publicly, during the day time except from eight o’clock Arabic;
• to play any music which may be audible.

Whosoever is found breaking this rule will be severely dealt with.'

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. sent a note that the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Flagstaff would be dressed on the occasions of the first day of each ‘Eid. ‘Eid greetings were sent by the appointed 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 including Percy Gordon Loch and Hugh Weightman to Gulf rulers and shaikhs, including the Ruler of Bahrain Hamad bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifah, the Ruler of Kuwait Ahmad bin Jabir al-Sabah, and the Ruler of Dubai Said bin Maktum. 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. paid visits to the shaikhs of the ruling family in Bahrain as well as to notables of Manama and Muharraq, such as Yousef Ahmad Kanoo and Muhammad Tayeb Khunji, on the occasions of ‘Eid.

The Gulf rulers and shaikhs wrote back 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. thanking him for his ‘Eid greetings. The Ruler of Sharjah, Sultan bin Saqr, sent letters accompanied with ‘thank you’ cards. ‘Eid greetings were also sent between the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and 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. A significant amount of the file is in Arabic.

Extent and format

1 file (317 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 287-318 are file notes.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 319; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 2-286 and ff 287-317; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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