'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
IOR/R/15/2/1206
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The record is made up of 1 file (205 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1926-30 Mar 1932. It was written in English, Farsi 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 contains correspondence between the following:
- Commandant, Bahrain State Police;
- 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;
- Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave);
- 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, Sharjah;
- Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, ruler of Qatar;
- Office of the Commissioner, Sind;
- Superintendent, District Prison, Karachi;
- Accountant General, Bombay;
- Eastern Bank Limited, Bahrain;
- Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, Bahrain;
- Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
The papers concern prisoners of the Bahrain state, in particular their deportation to places such as India. Many of the papers are covering letters, receipts, invoices, and requests for payment for the upkeep of prisoners held in jails in Karachi, Sukkur, and Hyderabad. This correspondence is between officials of those jails, 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, and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
Several other matters are covered by the file, including:
- arrangements between 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. and the Commandant of Police for prisoner labour services at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and elsewhere;
- scheduling for police post duties;
- transfers for medical treatment;
- purchase of uniforms;
- dismissal of staff;
- attempted escapes;
- an attempt by a deported convict to re-enter Bahrain from Najd (Saudi Arabia).
Folio 173 is a copy of a letter, dated 6 June 1928, from the Secretary of State for Colonies to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. regarding the official title of the Agent at Jeddah and which is to be used in correspondence with Ibn Saud, ruler of Najd and its dependencies.
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- 1 file (205 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside 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 present in parallel between ff 1-2, 4-21, 23-26, 28-33, 35-82, 84-103, 105-147, 149-206; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English, Farsi and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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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/15/2/1206
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- File 6/3 I
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- 2 Feb 1926-30 Mar 1932 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/1206
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- 4r, 34r
- Author
- Geake, Captain Thomas Henry
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 7r
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- Government of Bahrain
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 8r
- Author
- Al Thani, Shaikh Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 16r, 37r, 43r, 49r, 58r, 62r, 67r, 71r, 77r, 81r, 88r, 91r, 93r, 95r, 97r, 117r, 123r, 132r, 140r, 188r, 195r
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- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 64r:65r
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- Eastern Bank Limited
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 83r
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- Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 98r
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- Unknown
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 142r, 146r, 152r, 158r, 161r, 168r, 174r:175r, 177r:178r, 182r:183r, 187r, 203r:205r
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- Parke, Lawrence Stanley
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 114r
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- Sultan Muhammad
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- 129r
- Author
- North China Insurance Company Ltd
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- 130r:130v
- Author
- Mackinnon Mackenzie & Company
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- 150r
- Author
- Police Department, Bahrain
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- 185r:185v, 191r
- Author
- Murad Dilpul
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- 191r
- Author
- Mahomed Kunari
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- 197r
- Author
- deGrenier, Claud Cranbrook Lewis
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- 198r
- Author
- Government of Saudi Arabia
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 4v:6v, 7v, 8v:15v, 16v:33v, 34v:36v, 37v:42v, 43v:48v, 49v:57v, 58v:61v, 62v:63v, 65v:66v, 67v:70v, 71v:76v, 77v:80v, 81v:82v, 83v:87v, 88v:90v, 91v:92v, 93v:94v, 95v:96v, 97v, 98v:103r, 104r, 105r:113v, 114v:116v, 117v:122v, 123v:128v, 129v, 131r:131v, 132v:139v, 140v:141v, 142v:145v, 146v:149v, 150v:151v, 152v:157v, 158v:160v, 161v:167v, 168v:173v, 175v:176v, 178v:181v, 183v:184v, 186r:186v, 187v, 188v:190v, 191v:194v, 195v:196v, 197v, 198v:202v, 205v:206v, 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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