'File 31/11 (6/21) SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFAH'

Content

The file contains correspondence about Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifah, mainly from the 1930s. The main topic is the work of Shaikh Salman in the Bahrain Court and the payment of a small extra subsidy when Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government, was on leave in England.

The main correspondents are Gordon Percy Loch, 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; Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government;

Extent and format

1 file (29 folios)

Arrangement

File papers are arranged chronologically. There are file notes (folios 27 and 28).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 29; 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 2-21; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/810

Former external reference(s)

Confidential Office: 31/11 Confidential Office: 6/21

History of this record

Date(s)

18 Feb 1934-3 Sep 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Court administration

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'File 31/11 (6/21) SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFAH', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/810, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000ed> [accessed 27 August 2024]

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