'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)'
IOR/R/15/2/807
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The record is made up of 1 file (207 folios). It was created in 19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941. 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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The file begins with a letter and note from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the British 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, explaining the issue concerning disputes over landownership in Bahrain based on the practice of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa of giving out scraps of paper granting ownership to members of the Ruling Family. The rest of the file consists mainly of Arabic transcripts and English translations of letters relating to these uncertainties over land ownership. Also included in the correspondence is discussion of the practicalities of appointing an agricultural expert and an entomological specialist for Bahrain.
The main correspondents are 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. , Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (207 folios)
- Arrangement
File papers are arranged more or less chronologically from the front to the back of the file. They are followed by file notes (folios 178-206).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 207; 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 also present in parallel between ff 2-178; these numbers are written in pencil and red crayon, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/807
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential Office: 31/8 Confidential Office: 1 B/7
- Date(s)
- 19 Nov 1931-7 Jun 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/807
- Title
- 'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)'
- Pages
- 2r:3v, 9r:13v, 64r:64v75r:79v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/807
- Title
- 'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)'
- Pages
- 19r:19v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá,
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/807
- Title
- 'File 31/8 1 b/7. AL KHALIFAH PROPERTY IN BAHRAIN. (Municipal Meat Market and Slaughter House)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 4r:8v, 14r:18v, 20r:35r, 35r:206v, 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