'File 1/A/11 I Honours and Awards.' [‎89r] (182/700)

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The file relates to the award of titles and honours, principally to Gulf rulers, but also to Bahraini citizens and members of staff of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.

The correspondence is mainly 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. , Bahrain; 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. ; and the 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. . There is also correspondence from the 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 Sa'id bin Maktoom, Ruler of Debai [Sa‘id bin Maktum Āl Maktum, Ruler of Dubai]; and Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain. Enclosures include correspondence from the Foreign Office, Government of India; and other British officials in the region.

The papers cover: correspondence concerning awards to individuals (e.g. folios 6-10); administrative arrangements for sending awards to the region (e.g. folio 11); procedure for the presentation of awards to local rulers (e.g. folio 13); the award of an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) to the Ruler of Debai, December 1932 - February 1934; the suggestion that Shaikh Sultan [Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ], Ruler of Sharjah be awarded a similar title to one granted to the Ruler of Dubai, May 1935; the allocation of Silver Jubilee Medals to Bahrain, March-May 1935; exemption granted to the Ruler of Bahrain from the covenant for the restoration of the insignia following his appointment as Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE), July, November 1935; increase in the number of guns in the salute for the Ruler of Sharjah, October 1935; the decision to confer the title 'His Highness', in place of their previous title, 'His Excellency', on the Rulers of Bahrain and Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], November 1935 - October 1936, January-June 1937; the visit of Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain to London in June 1936 to be invested with the KCIE, December 1935 - December 1936; and the distribution of Coronation Medals (to commemorate the coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937) in Bahrain, May-July 1937. (The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, and may include enclosures of an earlier date.)

The Arabic language content of the file consists of approximately twenty folios, principally correspondence (nearly all with English translations) 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. , Bahrain; the 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; and Gulf rulers.

The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; the title page on folio 5 states that the file was opened on 1 February 1932 and closed on 31 July 1937.

Extent and format

1 volume (346 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the back of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 317-342). Circled serial numbers written in red and blue crayon, which appear throughout the file, refer to entries in the notes.

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 348; 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 6-348; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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