'File 10/19 Prohibition of Certain Japanese Goods into Bahrain. Proposal re.'

Content

The papers relate to a proposal from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, on advice from the State Engineer, to ban the import from Japan of badly insulated wiring material, which had caused shocks and fires. The proposal was accepted by 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. , Bahrain (Lieutenant Colonel Percy Gordon Loch); notified to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and resulted in a bilingual notice in English and Arabic banning the import of Japanese wiring material into Bahrain after 1 April 1934. The file consists of these four documents and a page of notes.

Extent and format

1 file (7 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the system in use is the sequence enclosed in a circle in the top right corner of each folio. The individual documents in the file are also numbered 1-4 (not circled).

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1355

Former external reference(s)

English Office files: 10/19

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Feb 1934-22 Mar 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Subjects

Trade (practice)

People & organisations

Bahrain Political AgencySir Knight Charles Dalrymple Belgrave

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