'11/18 EXCHANGE OF MAILS BETWEEN HASA & BAHRAIN'

Title:

'11/18 EXCHANGE OF MAILS BETWEEN HASA & BAHRAIN'

Contributor:

Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and the Persian Gulf, Karachi (correspondent)
Postmaster, Bahrain (correspondent)

Date:

1932/1940

Description:

This file concerns the exchange of postal services between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and covers:1932-1933 (ff 2-30): the conveyance of post between Hasa [al-Aḥsā’] and Bahrain, as well as between Hasa and other foreign countries via Bahrain;1934 (ff 31-43): Saudi Posts, Telegraph and Telephone Department establishing a daily mail service between Bahrain and Hofuf [al-Hufūf] and Katif [al-Qaṭīf];1933-1934 (ff 44-51): use of Arabic language in the wording of the 'Bulletin de verification' (ff 44-51);1935 (ff 52-61): the exchange of mails between Bahrain and Hofuf and Katif and the discontinuance of the use of the term 'Agent of Hofuf at Bahrain' (ff 58-61);1940 (ff 62-69): the conveyance by air or surface of letters for the outside world by air or sea mail, which it is stated must be posted at Al Khobar [al-Khubar] with Saudi Arabian stamps (ff 62-69).The correspondents in the file include: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; the Political Agent at Bahrain; the Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and Persian Gulf in Karachi; and the Postmaster at Bahrain.1 file (69 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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 also present in parallel between ff 2-33; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Postal services

Geographic region:

Qatif
Hofuf
Hasa

Extent:

1 file (69 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002ad_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002ad_en
IOR/R/15/2/478

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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