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'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [3r] (7/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931. 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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nt. fojjh • f
Pslitical Afency, Bahrein#
The Ath Ccteher 1925.
t-i"
The Secretary te
The Hen* "ble the Pelitical Residett,
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Eufihire.
WATER-BO RING OPERATIONS IN BAHRAIN .
imobanim.
Reference yeur mewerandua 324-D
dated 8th September 1925.
During ay yieit te Buehire last month
I explained rerhally t# Ctlenel Cresthwaite the
general eituatien recardinj: the prtgress ef the
work of the Eastern and Genera^yndicate in boring
for water in Bahrein.
On March 28th, 1925 in Well No« 1 in
Manamah,water was encountered at a depth of 198
feet bearing the horizon from which the principal
springs on the islands are derired* The head to
which the water reached was about 10 feet abore
the ground, ani by puaping at the rate of 2500
gallons per hour it was only possible to lower the
lerel inches below the ground.
The water is similar in quality to the
fine Adhari spring about 3 miles from Manaraah, but
not entirely sweet. As there already exists in
other parts of the islands (particularly in the
Haneni wells) a superior quality of water to that
which had been encountered in Veil No* 1, the
Syndicate were requested by Sheikh Hamad to continu
boring in Well No. 1, if necessary as far as the
contracted depth of §00 feet, and to endearour to
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The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition to 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. from Sunni and Shia inhabitants of Bahrain (1926), a letter regarding Shaikh Hamad's desire to visit Abdullah bin Jasim Al Thani in Qatar (1927), a list showing the quantity and value of foreign goods imported into Bahrain in 1927, discussions regarding the granting of additional land in Bahrain to Mespers, The Mesopotamian-Persian Trading Corporation (1928), reports concerning the Persian school in Bahrain (1928), a letter from 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. in Bahrain 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 Bushire that discusses several matters (1929), correspondence that discusses the distinction between Shaikh Hamad's personal flag and the official state flag of Bahrain (1930), an intelligence report on the Qusaibi family of Riyadh (1931) and a letter about the implementation of a 10 percent cut to the personal allowances of the Al Khalifa family (1931).
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- 1 file (60 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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Unbound, loose pages in a folder. Foliation starts on the first page of the file. The foliation numbers are written in pencil and circled. They appear in the top right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A previous foliation system runs from folio 3 to folio 8 but has been crossed out. An additional, inconsistent, foliation system appears in pencil and blue crayon, starting on folio 10.
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- IOR/R/15/1/328
- Title
- 'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous'
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- front, front-i, 1r:9v, 10v, 11v:60v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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