'27/2 I Etiquette'

Title:

'27/2 I Etiquette'

Date:

1933/1942

Description:

This file contains correspondence relating to the etiquette of various social occasions involving British officials in the Gulf, members of Gulf ruling families and visiting dignitaries. There are numerous seating plans for dinner parties as well as Christmas greetings and lists of expenditures and reports on social events. Topics include:protocol for return of calls depending on whether the Political Agent was married or unmarried;social programme for the visits of HMS Bidefordand HMS Shoreham;question of precedence of Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, as compared to the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain;a statement of expenditure for a party for the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf;invitation to Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent, Bahrain, to use the BAPCO Club and golf course.1 file (206 folios)The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the back of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 206; 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 2-200; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Extent:

1 file (206 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000027_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000027_en
IOR/R/15/2/646

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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