'File 6/62 Ruined mosques in Bahrain, correspondence regarding'
IOR/R/15/2/1281
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The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1933-28 Jan 1934. 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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The file contains the following:
- a letter from Major Claude Edward Bremner, 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. , Muscat, to Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon 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. , Bahrain, in which he reports the poor state of many of the town's mosques and enquires about any procedure of repair or removal that may have taken place in Bahrain;
- a reply from Loch in which he reports that he does not know of any ruined mosques that have been removed in Bahrain, commenting that to do such a thing would provoke strong feeling from the people.
Folio 4 is internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (3 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order.
- 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 5; 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 2-4; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/1281
- Former external reference(s)
- File 6/62
- Date(s)
- 28 Dec 1933-28 Jan 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mosques
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- Political Agent and Consul, Muscat
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- IOR/R/15/2/1281
- Title
- 'File 6/62 Ruined mosques in Bahrain, correspondence regarding'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 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