'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
IOR/R/15/2/923
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The record is made up of 1 file (92 folios). It was created in 20 Oct 1943-14 Sep 1944. It was written in Arabic and 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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This file contains Arabic language correspondence between Major Tom Hickinbotham, 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 numerous Bahraini figures, including members of the ruling family (such as Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain) and several prominent merchants.
The correspondence primarily consists of short, formal letters accepting invitations to dinner at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and others acknowledging various gifts and visits. The majority of the correspondence is in Arabic with English translations included for some letters.
The file also contains a limited number of letters from individuals outside of Bahrain including members of the ruling families of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.
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- 1 file (92 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 94; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-92; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Arabic and English in Arabic and Latin 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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- IOR/R/15/2/923
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- 20 Oct 1943-14 Sep 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
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'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/923, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000192> [accessed 27 August 2024]
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- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
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- 2r:2v, 4r:4v, 24r:24v, 28r:29v, 68r:68v, 72r:72v, 76r:76v, 79r:79v, 84r:85v, 90r:90v
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- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad, xx Al Khalifa, Shaikh Sulman bin Hamad
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- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
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- 5r:5v, 6r:6v, 57r:57v
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- Āl Quṣaybī, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz xx Al Gosaibi, Abdul-Aziz bin Hasan
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- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
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- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa
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- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá
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- 15r:17v
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- Hermi, Husain bin Ahmed
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- Cultural Sporting Club
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- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
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- Matar, Ibrahim Salman
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- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
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- 40r:40v, 48r:49v
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- Al Qasimi, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr
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- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
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- Yateem, Husain Ali
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- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
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- 53r:53v
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- Al Bassam, Abdulaziz Ali
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- Al Dosari, Ahmed bin Abdullah
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- Al Khalifah, Shaikh Daij bin Hamad
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- 75r:75v
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- Al Madhi, Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulaziz
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- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
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- 89r:89v
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- Al Khalifah, Shaikha Aisha bint Rashid xx Ayisha
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- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
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- 91r:91v
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- Al Sabah, Shaikh Abdullah Al Jaber
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- Title
- 'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:3v, 8r:12v, 18r:18v, 21r:23v, 25r:25v, 31r:33v, 36r:36v, 41r:44v, 52r:52v, 60r:60v, 63r:65v, 67r:67v, 70r:71v, 77r:78v, 80r:80v, 82r:83v, 86r:88v, 92r:93v, 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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