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'File 28/10-(d) Tirath Das (Agent of Messrs. Dhamanmal Issardas in Dubai)'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/695

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IOR/R/15/2/695
Title
'File 28/10-(d) Tirath Das (Agent of Messrs. Dhamanmal Issardas in Dubai)'
Date
28 Jun 1940-16 Aug 1940
Description

The file comprises correspondence and memoranda relating to allegations of anti-British sentiments expressed by Tiradas Dhamanmal, manager of Indian trading agents Dhamanmal Isardas of Dubai, and the Political Agent at Bahrain's orders to have Dhamanmal expelled from the Trucial Coast and sent back to India. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) and the Residency Agent at Sharjah (Khan Sahib Saiyid 'Abd Al Razzaq). The file includes: extracts of memoranda between the Political Agent and Residency Agent, reporting allegations of the anti-British sentiments expressed by Dhamanmal, and the decision to send Dhamanmal back to India (ff 2-5); letters from Tiradas Dhamanmal and representatives of Dhamanmal Isardas, denying the claims and asking that the Political Agent reconsider his ruling (ff 6-7); the Political Agent's rejection of Tiradas Dhamanmal's plea, and the Residency Agent's report that Dhamanmal has left for India (ff 8-11).

Arrangement

The file's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 12) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (11 folios)
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Physical condition
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 13; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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