'File 12/1 II Persian Claim to Bahrain, April 1946-December 1950'
IOR/R/15/2/485
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The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1948. 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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This file contains a letter from Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to Cornelius James Pelly, 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. The letter discusses in detail the ethnic, religious (and to a lesser extent, social) composition of Bahraini society with an emphasis on those of Persian origin.
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- 1 file (10 folios)
- Arrangement
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 and terminates at the back cover; 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-9; 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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- English in Latin script
- Type
- 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/15/2/485
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential Files: 12/1 II
- Date(s)
- 17 Feb 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/485
- Title
- 'File 12/1 II Persian Claim to Bahrain, April 1946-December 1950'
- Pages
- 2r:9v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/485
- Title
- 'File 12/1 II Persian Claim to Bahrain, April 1946-December 1950'
- Pages
- front, front-i, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence