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'File 6/60 Deaths among the royal family; death of His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifah' [34v] (68/136)
The record is made up of 1 file (66 folios). It was created in 14 Jun 1933-30 Mar 1942. It was written in English 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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Reduced rate plain language telegrams are subject to special Regulations regarding delay in
transmission and delivery’. Full information respecting deferred and letter telegrams may be
obtained at any of the Company’s Offices. As these telegrams are subject to special arrangements
they cannot be accepted for all destinations.
LC = Deferred telegram.
DLT — Daily Letter telegram.
NLT = Night Letter telegram.
ELT = European Letter telegram.
GLT = British Empire Social telegram.
CONDITIONS.
1 The Company or any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph Administration by
whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course, of the telegraphic service be forwarded,
may decline to forward such telegram although it has been received for that purpose; but in such
case the amount paid for the transmission will be refunded to the sender at his request.
2. Neither the Company nor any Telegraph Company, or Government Telegraph Adminis
tration, by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service
be forwarded, nor any of their respective officers or servants shall be liable to make compensation
for any loss, injury or damage arising or resulting from non-transmission or non-delivery of the
telegram, or delay or error or omission in the transmission or delivery thereof, through whatever
cause such non-transmission, non-delivery, delay, error, or omission shall have occurred even though
occasioned by the neglect or default of such Company or Administration or any officer or servant
in the’r employ.
3. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the provisions of the International
Telegraph Regulations and the provisions of such Regulations shall be deemed to be binding between
the sender and this or any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph Administration by whom
this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service be forwarded.
4. The above mentioned conditions also apply to telegrams tendered to or delivered by the
Company by telephone, over a private line, or by any other means whatsoever.
NOTE.—If numbers written in figures, commercial marks or abbreviated expressions are used in
the text of reduced rate plain language telegrams, the number of such words or groups,
reckoned in accordance with the rules for charging, must not exceed one third of the number
of chargeable words in the text, including the signature.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the deaths of Shaikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifah (in 1933), a senior member of the ruling Al Khalifah family, and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah (in 1942), the ruler of Bahrain. The majority of the papers are letters and telegrams of condolence from British (and some American) political, military, and diplomatic offices in the region, as well as others who knew the Shaikh, and letters of thanks in response from Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifah (the late Shaikh's son and the new ruler). The messages were sent via 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, in both directions. Also included in the file is correspondence 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 Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, in which the correct protocol for commemorating the deaths is discussed.
Folios 63-67 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (66 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in 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 68; 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 2-55; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1279
- Title
- 'File 6/60 Deaths among the royal family; death of His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifah'
- Pages
- 14r:14v, 21r:22v, 32r:35v, 43r:43v, 46r:47v
- Author
- Cable and Wireless Ltd (xx Imperial and International Communications Limited)
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- Public Domain