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File 27 Etiquette

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/645-650

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This record is about the File 27 Etiquette dating from 1931-1949.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/645-650
Title
File 27 Etiquette
Date
1931-1949
Description

The Etiquette files of the Political Agency, Bahrain, contain files from the 1930s and 1940s concerning: gun salutes for British officials and members of the various Arab ruling families in the Gulf; social etiquette (such as terms of address, relative seniority of British officials and seating plans for dinner parties) for various social occasions involving British officials, members of the Gulf ruling families, and visiting dignitaries; and the flying of flags on sparsely inhabited islands in the Gulf.

Arrangement

The Passport Control subject files belong to the Confidential Office file series and are arranged according to their Confidential Office file number. Each individual file reference consists of the subject number '27' followed by an oblique stroke and a unique, sequential file number, for example: file '27/1'.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
6 files (564 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1b7964c3-025e-4e03-9446-9579e013aa81/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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File 27 Etiquette