'File 17/1 Collection No. III Indents for Stationery'

Content

Papers regarding stationery orders for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, consisting of requisition orders, stationery indents, bills, and annual budget statements.

Correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain; 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. for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; 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. , Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; and the Central Stationery Office, Calcutta.

Bills and correspondence from Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited; the Bombay Port Trust; Eversharp Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Calcutta; and J E Khedouri, Import & Export, Bahrain.

Extent and format

1 file (232 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (in red) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the folder, ff 202-33.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 234; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel throughout the document; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Another foliation sequence is present throughout the document, written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each page, but these have been crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin 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/15/2/1596

Former external reference(s)

English Office Files: 17/1 III

History of this record

Date(s)

13 Jul 1938-13 Feb 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Stationery

People & organisations

Government of India, Posts and Telegraphs DepartmentPolitical Agent, Trucial CoastGovernment of India, Central Stationery OfficePolitical Resident, Persian Gulf

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