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'File 6/72 Purchase of arms and ammunition by Bahrain Government for defence' [103v] (203/319)
The record is made up of 1 file (159 folios). It was created in 9 Sep 1939-5 Nov 1941. 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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The file contains correspondence relating to the purchase from India of guns, ammunition, and other military equipment by the Government of Bahrain. The correspondence is routine in nature and includes receipts, packing accounts, bills of lading, vouchers, invoices, and requests for payment. The correspondents include the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Superintendent of Police in Bahrain, and several Government of India departments (the Arsenals in Allahabad and Ferozepore, Controller of Military Accounts (Eastern Command), Army Headquarters, Accountant General (Central Revenues)).
Folios 154-59 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (159 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-159; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1291
- Title
- 'File 6/72 Purchase of arms and ammunition by Bahrain Government for defence'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:6v, 11r:24r, 25r:26r, 27r:47v, 49r:51v, 53r:76v, 78r:78v, 81r:86r, 87r:112v, 115r:125v, 127r:130v, 132r:140v, 142r:143v, 145r:148v, 150r:151v, 154r:160v, 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