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'File 1/20 Liveries (Bahrain Agency)' [‎127cr] (271/526)

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The record is made up of 1 file (260 folios). It was created in 21 Nov 1932-12 Aug 1945. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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25/5/43 INSTITbXE^ WAR
? I. This Policy covers:— **■
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(a) the risks excluded from the Standard Form of English Marine Policy
by the clause:—
"Warranted free of capture, seizure, arrest, restraint or detain
ment, and the consequences thereof or of any attempt thereat;
also from the consequences of hostilities or warlike operations, 6 |
whether there be a declaration of war or not; but this warranty ^
shall not exclude collision, contact with any fixed or floating 8
object (other than a mine or torpedo), stranding, heavy weather g
or fire unless caused directly (and independently of the nature of 10
the voyage or service which the vessel concerned or, in the case of II
a collision, any other vessel involved therein, is performing) by a 12
hostile act by or against a belligerent power; and for the purpose 13
of this warranty "power" includes any authority maintaining 14
naval, military or air forces in association with a power. 15
Further warranted free from the consequences of civil war, 16
revolution, rebellion, insurrection, or civil strife arising therefrom, 17
or piracy." 18
(b) loss of or damage to the property hereby insured caused by:— 19
(1) hostilities warlike operations civil war, reyolution rebellion 20
insurrection or civil strife arising therefrom, 21
(2) mines torpedoes bombs or other engines of war. 22
t)ut excluding loss or damage covered by the Standard Form 23
of English Marine Policy with the Free of Capture &c. Clause (as 24
quoted in I (a) ) inserted therein. 25
Notwithstanding the foregoing:— 26
(a) the insurance against the said risks shall not attach to the interest 2^
hereby insured or to any part thereof 28
(i) prior to being on board an overseas vessel, 29
(For the purpose of this Clause 2 an overseas vessel 30
shall be deemed to mean a vessel carrying the interest 31
from one port or place to another where such voyage 32
involves a sea passage by that vessel) 33
(ii) after being discharged overside from an overseas vessel at 34
the final port of discharge 35
or 36
after expiry of 15 days counting from midnight of the day 37
on which the overseas vessel is safely anchored or moored 38
at the final port of discharge, 39
whichever shall first occur, 40
(iii) at a port or place of transhipment to another overseas vessel 41
after expiry of 15 days (counting from midnight of the 42
day on which the overseas vessel entering with the interest is 43
safely anchored or moored) until the interest is on board 44
the on-carrying overseas vessel. 45
in the event of the exercise of any liberty granted to the Shipowner 46
or Charterer under the contract of affreightment whereby such contract 47
is terminated at a port or place other than the destination named 48
■>, therein such port or place shall be deemed the final port of discharge 49
for the purpose of this Clause 2. 50
(b) this policy is warranted free of any claim based upon loss of, or frustra- 51
tion of, the insured voyage or adventure caused by arrests restraints 52
or detainments of Kings Princes Peoples Usurpers or persons attempt- 53
ing to usurp power. 54
It anything contained in this policy shall be inconsistent with this Clause 2 55
It shall to the extent of such inconsistency be null and vpld. 56
Warranted free of loss ©r damage proximately caused by delay inherent vice 57
or loss of market, or of any claim for expenses arising from delay except such 58
expenses as would be recoverable in principle in English law and practice under 59
York-Antwerp Rules 1924. 60
General average and salvage charges payable (subject to the terms of these 61
clauses) according to Foreign Statement or York-Antwerp Rules if in accordance 62
with the contract of affreightment. 63
Claims for loss or damage within the terms of these clauses shall be payable 64
without reference to average conditions. 65
Held covered (subject to the terms of these clauses) at a premium to be 66
arranged in case of deviation or change of voyage, or other variation of the 67
adventure by reason of the exercise of any liberty granted to the shipowner or 68
charterer under the contract of affreightment, or of any omission or error in the 69
description of the interest vessel or voyage. 70
NOTE.—It Is necessary for the Assured to give prompt notice to Underwriters when they
become .aware of an event for whhch they are "held covered" under this policy
and tbe right to such cover Is dependent on compliance with this obligation.
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8. U. A.

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The file relates to the provision of items of uniform for members of the Menial Establishment of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. The papers consist of correspondence, invoices, receipts, telegrams, despatch notes, and a personal letter, and cover correspondence with suppliers; correspondence relating to the supply of buttons, coat of arms badges, winter liveries (cold weather uniforms), summer liveries, daggers for uniforms of ferashes, items of uniform for Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Launch crew, cotton piece goods, and cloth; samples of material; correspondence with departments of the Royal Indian Navy concerning the supply of naval stores; arrangements for ensuring the good appearance of members of staff; and papers relating to the shipping of items of uniform, including bills of lading and insurance documents.

The Arabic language content of this file consists of one invoice, and a number of signatures.

The date of the final piece of correspondence in this file is 17 June 1945. The overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the end of the file.

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1 file (260 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 250 on the back cover. The sequence appears written pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A-1B; ff. 22A-22B; ff. 59A-59B; ff. 97A-97B; ff. 111, 111A; ff. 127A, 127B, 127C, 127D; ff. 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D. The following number is omitted from the sequence: 89. In addition, the notes at the rear of the file have a second, incomplete foliation sequence, numbered 2-73.

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