Political No. 224 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Concerning Relations between Bahrein and the Tribes on the Guttur Coast
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Political No. 224 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Concerning Relations between Bahrein and the Tribes on the Guttur Coast
- Date:
- 1873/1873
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 26 December 1873 and received by the India office (date and department not stated), forwarding a copy of a letter concerning relations between Bahrein [Bahrain] and the tribes on the Guttur [Qatar] Coast. The Government of India confirms that it has pointed out to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf the necessity for the Chief of Bahrein to abstain, as far as practicable, from interfering in complications on the mainland. The correspondence is chiefly that of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the First Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf. The item includes copies of a translated letter and statement of Sheik Esaw bin Ali [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein, and the purport of a conversation between the latter and the First Assistant Resident. The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 202 dated 21 November 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 15-25).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 284, and terminates at f 294a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains five foliation anomalies: f 284a, f 288a, f 289a, f 290a, and f 294a.Condition: sections have been cut out of folios 291 and 293.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Tribal relations - Geographic region:
- Guttur
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100110354719.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100110354719.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 284-294A
IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 284-294A