'File 16/00 Letters of good offices'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 16/00 Letters of good offices'
- Date:
- 1928/1931
- Description:
- The file contains correspondence regarding providing letters of good offices. These were sent between the Political Agents in Bahrain and Kuwait, the Residency Agent in Sharjah, merchants and rulers of the Gulf. The sender would raise a case to the recipient and ask for his help mostly in mediating between the sender and another person. Most of the raised cases relate to starting up debt recovery proceedings for sums of money as little as 4 rupees and as much as 7,000 rupees, in 1928 to 1931. The claimants are merchants, sailors and others living in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar or Trucial Coast. Claimants’ letters are mainly in Arabic and occasionally in Persian.The main correspondence is between the Residency Agent in Sharjah, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Agency in Kuwait, and Gulf Rulers.1 file (136 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 138; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which was also written in pencil and circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
Arabic
Persian - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 file (136 folios)
- Rights:
- Unknown
Public Domain
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0000e3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0000e3_en
IOR/R/15/2/1492 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers