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'File No: E.6. Bahrain affairs (copies of correspondence taken from Bushire files)'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/29

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IOR/R/15/2/29
Title
'File No: E.6. Bahrain affairs (copies of correspondence taken from Bushire files)'
Date
1900-1901?
Description

This file contains printed and handwritten correspondence and reports (1862 - 1895) copied at an unspecified date from Bushire files '1 File 581,', 'File 502' and '12 File 323, volume 2'. These correspondence and reports concern 'Bahrain affairs' and the 'Turkish claim to sovereignty over Bahrain'. They are predominantly between the British Residents in the Persian Gulf at Bushire and the Government of India, as well as translated correspondence with and between local rulers and notables, including the Āl Khalīfah, Āl Sa'ūd and Āl Thānī families in Bahrain, Qatar and Najd respectively.

Arrangement

This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (159 folios)
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: This file has two foliation numbers in the top right hand corner of each folio. The primary number is enclosed by a circle and begins on the first page. The secondary number is not enclosed by a circle, appears on the top right hand corner of the recto and the top left hand corner of the verso of the page, and begins on the first page of text.
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7bb2a428-2fd1-45d5-aa95-648f6f37db62/

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IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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'File No: E.6. Bahrain affairs (copies of correspondence taken from Bushire files)'