Sub-sub-series
File 31 Al Khalifa Family
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/801-813
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This record is about the File 31 Al Khalifa Family dating from 1931-1950.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/801-813
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Title (The name of the record)
- File 31 Al Khalifa Family
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1931-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Al Khalifah subject files from 1931 contain correspondence and other papers relating to the Al Khalifah ruling family of Bahrain. The principal correspondents across these files are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-colonel Sir Trenchard Craven Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay); the Political Agent at Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly; Captain Tom Hickinbotham); and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave). Subjects covered by the files include:. the recognition of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah as Ruler of Bahrain (IOR/R/15/2/801); the appointment of the heir apparent to Shaikh Hamad (IOR/R/15/2/802); the health and death of Shaikh Hamad and succession of a new Ruler (IOR/R/15/2/805); the education of younger members of the Al Khalifah (IOR/R/15/2/804); land tenure in Bahrain and Al Khalifah property (IOR/R/15/2/806 and IOR/R/15/2/807)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Arabic; English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 files (932 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d0dc1435-c9b0-496c-b768-1c3f35b59c0d/
Series information
IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/139-916
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
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File 31 Al Khalifa Family