'File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.'
- Date:
- 1944/1950
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agency, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1944 and 1950. A memorandum was sent by the Agency to the Naval Officer in charge that the Agency Flagstaff would be dressed on the occasions of the first day of each ‘Eid. ‘Eid greetings were sent by the Bahrain Political Agent in charge, including Tom Hickinbotham and Cornelius Pelly, and on behalf of the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Gulf rulers and shaikhs including the Ruler of Bahrain (Hamad bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifah), the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim Al-Thani), and the Ruler of Dubai (Said bin Maktum).The Political Agent paid visits to the shaikhs of the ruling family in Bahrain as well as to the notables of Manama and Muharraq, including Muhammad Tayeb Khunji and Haji Yusuf bin Adul Rahman Fakhroo, during the ‘Eid festivals. The Residency Agent in Sharjah conveyed greeting letters between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the Trucial Coast shaikhs. The Gulf rulers and shaikhs wrote back to the Political Agent thanking him for his ‘Eid greetings.Most of the correspondence in the file is in Arabic.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 400; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-146; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 79-400 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Visits
Religious festivals
Muslim festivals - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a7_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a7_en
IOR/R/15/2/1944
IOR/R/15/2/1944