Political No. 224 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Concerning Relations between Bahrein and the Tribes on the Guttur Coast

Content

This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 26 December 1873 and received by 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. (date and department not stated), forwarding a copy of a letter concerning relations between Bahrein [Bahrain] and the tribes on the Guttur [Qatar] Coast. The Government of India confirms that it has pointed out 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. the necessity for the Chief of Bahrein to abstain, as far as practicable, from interfering in complications on the mainland. The correspondence is chiefly that of 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 First Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The item includes copies of a translated letter and statement of Sheik Esaw bin Ali [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein, and the purport of a conversation between the latter and the First Assistant Resident. The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 202 dated 21 November 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 15-25).

Extent and format

1 item (16 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 284, and terminates at f 294a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The sequence contains five foliation anomalies: f 284a, f 288a, f 289a, f 290a, and f 294a.

Condition: sections have been cut out of folios 291 and 293.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 284-294A

Former external reference(s)

Political No. 224 of 1873

History of this record

Date(s)

26 Dec 1873 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

DiplomacyTribal relations

Places

Guttur

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian GulfKing of BahrainPersian Gulf Political Residency, First Assistant Resident

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Political No. 224 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Concerning Relations between Bahrein and the Tribes on the Guttur Coast, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 284-294A, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100110354719.0x000001> [accessed 8 July 2024]

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