‘File 16/27 Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous Assistance to Government Officials’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 16/27 Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous Assistance to Government Officials’
- Contributor:
- Sir Knight Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (correspondent)
- Date:
- 1920/1954
- Description:
- Correspondence sent to and from the Political Agency, and dealing with a miscellaneous range of day-to-day matters:arrangements amongst British officials and shipping agents in the Persian Gulf for the delivery, forwarding and receipt of letters, packages, furniture, motor vehicles, and other items, sent by post and steamer;arrangements for the financial settlement of bills;electrical supply and electricity running costs at the Political Agency in the early 1920s;an enquiry, dated 1932, from the Department of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Tanganyika Territory, relating to the transportation of livestock by dhow from Zanzibar to the Persian Gulf;in 1937, arrangements for the printing and distribution from Bahrain of new Bills of Health (also called Sanitary Certificates) for issue to vessels calling at Muscat;correspondence relating to Wilfred Patrick Thesiger’s exploration of the Empty Quarter, including a letter from Thesiger to the Political Agent at Bahrain, dated 6 May 1949, stating that he would like to give the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Zeid bin Sultan [Zayed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], a rifle, as a token of his appreciation (f 199);correspondence dated 1950, relating to a Palestinian teacher applying for work with the Muscat Government, having formerly been employed by the Government of Bahrain.1 file (283 folios)The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 261-284) mirror the chronological arrangement.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present between ff 3-173; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Foliation anomalies: f 46a.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Postal services
Freight services
Colonial administration - Extent:
- 1 file (283 folios)
- Rights:
- Unknown
Public Domain
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000103_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000103_en
IOR/R/15/2/1524 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers