‘Visit of Her Excellency Lady Willingdon’

Title:

‘Visit of Her Excellency Lady Willingdon’

Date:

1933/1933

Description:

Abstract: This file concerns visits made by Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon (referred to as Lady Willingdon), wife of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Marquess of Willingdon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, to Bahrain and Sharjah on stopovers in June 1933. The file contains correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent at Bahrain; Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, Residency Agent at Sharjah; and Imperial Airways. Included is a report, dated 21 June 1933, by the Residency Agent, concerning Lady Willingdon’s visit and meeting with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqur [Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī], ruler of Sharjah (ff 6-7) and a letter from Fowle thanking him for the hospitality shown towards Lady Willingdon (ff 8-9).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 2-9; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Air travel
Travellers
Emir of Sharjah, Āl Qāsimī dynasty
Marie Adelaide Freeman- Thomas

Geographic region:

Sharjah

Rights:

رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003be_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003be_en
IOR/R/15/2/591
IOR/R/15/2/591

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