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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [62r] (123/1148)
The record is made up of 1 file (572 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1941-31 Jul 1946. It was written in English. 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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(continued)
6. MUNICIPALITIES.
The work of the Municipalities was confined
to routine matters and no important projects were
instituted.
7 * PUBLIC WORKS .
No new major works were carried out during
this year.
8 * electricity department .
(a) The new generating set of 206 KW capacity
arrived in-^lri^n in March, 1945, but the extension
of the power TTouse having proceeded little beyond the
stage of planning and the engine having arrived minus ,
certain essential parts, the plant was not in operation
by the end of the year and the three overworked and long
enduring British sets catered very spasmodically for the
needs of the hard tried and perspiring population of
Bahrain during a very unpleasant hot weather.
^'ere it not that the R.A.F. f s plant at
Muharraq came into operation on the 1st June and thereby
released the Government Power House of about 100 KW of
their load the situation would have been even worse than
it was. Consumers were, during the hot weather, cut off
daily at regular (sic) intervals and the total period
during which supply was proportioned was'as follows:-
A Sc C Feeders
Royal Naval Base,
264
hrs.
11
Minutes
Jufair
233
ii
8
ti
Belgrave Feeder
196
ii
49
u
Bazaar Feeder
73
»
30
ii
Muharraq, which has its own feeder, was cut off for a
total of 18 hrs. 37 minutes.
The total period of shutdowns for mechanical
defects was 786 hrs. 15 minutes during the months
April/December.
(B) Extensions to power Supply .
(1) In April the Royal Air Force Rest House
and the British Overseas Airways Corpora
tion Jetty were connected by means of a
new L.T. Line and transformer from the
Shaikh’s Palace at Gudhaibiya.
(2) The British Overseas Airways Corporation
Transit Camp, Gudhaibiya, was connected
by means of a new II. T. Line and 20 KVA
Transformer during July.
(3) A new sub-station for the British Overseas
Airways Corporation Rest House was connected
direct from the Government power House by
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This file consists of copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire for the years 1939-1945.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire Area
- Administration Report for Kerman & Yazd
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas
- Administration Report for Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report for Khorramshahr Consulate
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections that vary according to each report, but include the following topics:
- Personnel
- Visitors
- Foreign Representatives
- British Interests
- Local Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Military
- Aviation
- Political Situation
- Trade
- Medical
- Meteorological
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. .
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- 1 file (572 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 574; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-571; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence