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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [216r] (437/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. 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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I
Gonfidential .
of 1933
T4b
The Besldency,
Bushire, 19tli December, 1933.
c
With regard to Bahrain Unancea. You vill
remember that i&iffn I dlBCUBfied this matter with vou and
Bel^rave, ve thought that the "be^t line to follow nas that
vhich I had taken up with the ^uXtan of Muecat when I ^aa
^oli'-lcal Agent there and the Btate could not raake endfl
Hieet. ^M b line was to decide how imich had to he Baved
in the Budget for the eneuing year, and then give the %iler
varioua Bugreeted eoonomiea, the total of which cane to
more than the saving required. "he littler could then, after
diBCUBBion with his Hotahles. the financial Adviser and the
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.
, choose which particular economies to
adopt.
S, If you see no objection, could you and Belgrave
take a suitable opportunity of tackling the Bhaikh on the
above lines so as to have some sort of general plan ready
when I next visit Bahrain. nie Rhaildi th « A1 ^lalifah
family will of course count considerablv on the Oil. ""he
reply to that might be that when the Budget is being drawn
up, the exact amount which the Btate will get from the Oil
will be still untertaln, and that therefore economies for
the next year will have to be made without too much regard
to what Oil will bring in. ^e He.90.000/- deficit,
mentioned in Belgrave's letter of the S9th October, will
have to be met from the ne^t Budget,
3. On a small point. Gould you ask Belgrave in his
financial/
Colonel Gordon Loch,I.A.,
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
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- Content
This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1bv, ii-r:iii-v, 1cr:1cv, 5r:15v, 20r:21v, 26r:31v, 36r:37v, 43r:43v, 45r:49v, 61r:79v, 142r:151v, 156r:165v, 166er:166ev, 170r:186r, 187r:197v, 216r:222v, 229r:240v, 242r:245v, 320v:339v, back-i, back, 341r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence