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'File 1/19 II Correspondence re the Political Agent, Bahrain' [64r] (145/308)
The record is made up of 1 file (153 folios). It was created in 7 Aug 1936-19 Mar 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Dated the ioth i\prU 1937,
Dear Bteule,
ould you kincliy let m know
when the Ice Plant wlil start working
as I shall want to g t ice for un •it
iioiBfc * on the 27th April.
Yours sincerely.
B» ^teele 9 }squire,
Ctate Engineer,
Bahrain#
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- Content
The file relates to the service of the holders of the position of Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.
The papers include correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, notes, last pay statements, and claims for payment of overseas pay in England, and cover the following topics relating to service: appointments and transfer; pay; pension; leave; travel expenses; travel allowances; and travel arrangements.
The papers also cover the following special topics: photographic apparatus; removal of grave of the late Captain Granville Gower Loch from the Shwedagon Pagoda to a Christian cemetery at Rangoon, December 1936 to December 1937; membership of BAPCO Club; the use of concrete in dairy farming, December 1937; expressions of condolences; transport of items, including white Arabian truffles, February 1937; provision of pearls, July 1936; invitations; official car; ice plant, April 1937; gas cylinder, July 1937; and miscellaneous matters.
The Arabic content of this file consists of a bilingual form (invoice) and a letterhead.
The final item of correspondence in this file is dated 3 March 1938 (registered at Bahrain 16 March 1938). The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the end of the file.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (153 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 144 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D; ff. 10A, 10B; ff. 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D; ff. 32A, 32B; ff. 101, 101A, 101B; ff. 115A, 115B. The following pagination ranges occur: 111-112, 120-121. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 75, 76.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1006
- Title
- 'File 1/19 II Correspondence re the Political Agent, Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:9v, 10ar:10bv, 11ar:11dv, 12r:13v, 17r:18v, 22r:31v, 32ar:32av, 36r:54v, 57r:58v, 59ar, 59br:59bv, 59av, 61r:68v, 71r:74v, 77r:101v, 101ar:101bv, 102r:111v, 114r:114v, 115ar:115av, 116r:120v, 122r:127v, 129r:131v, 134r:143v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence