'File No. G/2 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Manamah Notables.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File No. G/2 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Manamah Notables.'
- Date:
- 1932/1942
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agents in Bahrain including Percy Gordon Loch and Tom Hickinbotham and the notables of Manama, including, Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo and Abdulaziz Al-Qosaibi (al-Gosaibi). The letters are mostly personal and contain invitations for dinner, as well as exchanges of gifts such as books and fruits. Among other gifts were trees and seeds for planting; the Political Agents and the notables of Manama showed interest in introducing new trees to be planted in Bahrain. The recipients wrote back acknowledging the receipt of letters and gifts. The notables of Manama also passed letters between the Agency and a third party.A significant amount of the file is in Arabic.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 118; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-115; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Gifts
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a0_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a0_en
IOR/R/15/2/1937
IOR/R/15/2/1937