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'File 28/44 Locust Survey Officer' [79r] (157/192)
The record is made up of 1 file (94 folios). It was created in 16 Jul 1948-10 Dec 1950. 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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(£)
0
Ref :
DLS/0/8/Bah.
DESERT LOCUST SURVEY
SHARJAH
Via Bahrein, P. G.
2ndo October
50
Dear
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
-5 oct 1950
Further to me letter of even ref 0 dated 2nd. October,
Messrs Yousef Khalil Alraoayyed are plaguing me for payment of
their account No 120/50 dated 8th. July. I feel that they are
/justified in their request for payment of this long outstanding
account and "would appreciate it very much if you could settle
it at your earliest.
I might addthat we are indebted to these Bahrein
merchants for their prompt attention to our requests for items
that are of great importance to our operation efficiency,and
feel that our indebtedness can best be shown them by the action
nearest their hearts the payment of their accounts.
I know that the Unit is an awful nuisance and
apologise regularly in each letter. But the system seems the
least of many evils.
Yours sincerely.
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The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives, the Political Agents at Bahrain, Kuwait, Sharjah, 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 various suppliers on arrangements and statement of accounts for a Desert Locust Survey. At the beginning of the file there are also some letters requesting a survey on BAPCO's labour conditions (folios 2-4).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (94 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation is written in pencil, circled, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering begins on the front cover of the file, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 96. There is another foliation sequence, which is incomplete.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1739
- Title
- 'File 28/44 Locust Survey Officer'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:22v, 24v, 26v:35v, 36v:39v, 41r:43v, 44v, 45v:46v, 49r:56v, 57v:61v, 63r:66v, 68r:68v, 69v, 73r:75v, 79r:80v, 85r:95v, 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