'File 10/20 Enquiries re: cement'

Content

Correspondence relating to imports of cement into Bahrain. The file includes enquiries from The Cement Marketing Company Ltd, London, about the amount of cement imported into Bahrain for each of the years 1929-1933, to which the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. provided statistics in response. The enquiries were then discussed in correspondence, dated 1935, between 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. (Percy Gordon Loch) and 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. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle), and the Agent was instructed in future to forward such enquiries to the Department of Overseas Trade. The papers also cover the importation of 'poor quality' Japanese cement, starting in 1934; correspondence with the Office of the Indian Government Trade Commssioner on imports of cement to Bahrain, dated 1940-1941; and related papers. The Arabic language and script content of this file is confined to bilingual English and Arabic business letterheads.

Extent and format

1 file (66 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation system in use runs from the front to the rear of the file and is numbered in the top right hand corner: 1-30 (not circled); 32-50 (not circled); 51-65 (circled). There is no f.31. There is second foliation at the top of the page, running 2-31 (ff 2-32). The notes at the end of the file are also numbered in the top right-hand corner: 1-11 (ff 52-64).

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/15/2/1356

Former external reference(s)

English Office files: 10/20

History of this record

Date(s)

9 Feb 1931-17 Feb 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Subjects

Trade (practice)

People & organisations

Bahrain Political AgencySir Knight Charles Dalrymple Belgrave

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