Coll 30/153 'Visit of Sheikh of Bahrain to Mecca.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 30/153 'Visit of Sheikh of Bahrain to Mecca.'
- Date:
- 1937/1938
- Description:
- Abstract: The file concerns the visit of the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], to Mecca in order to undertake the Hajj (January 1938).The papers include: the decision to allow Shaikh Hamad to travel to Saudi Arabia aboard a Royal Navy ship (HMS Londonderry); reports on the Shaikh's visit by HM Minister at Jedda (Sir Reader William Bullard); and a report on the Shaikh's passage on the Londonderry, with papers concerning a request for payment for the purchase of articles on board ship for the use of the Shaikh, June - July 1938.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 47; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
King of Bahrain - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001c8_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001c8_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3888
IOR/L/PS/12/3888