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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [20r] (53/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. 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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Bahrain,the 6th February 1933
I enclose a copy of a demi-official letter,No:957
dated the 11th. January 1933,from Belgrave regarding the
Finances of Bahrain.
2* Belgrave has had certain conversations with His
Excellency Shaikh Hamad bin Isa A1 Khalifah,but the month of
Ramadhan has precluded any serious discussion of the situation.
3. The death of the late Ruler has eased the situation
and should considerably reduce the deficit,even if the whole of
the allowance is not allowed to lapse.
4. There seems little reason to doubt that an oil field
will be developed,and we may,therefore,reasonably hope for an
income to the State from royalties in the not too distant future.
financial
If Bahrain gets royalties,the pe-rmanent- position will be assured.
If Bahrain does not get royalties,something much more drastic
than it is possible to suggest at present may have to be done.
There are slight signs,moreover,of an improvement in trade.
5. I think,however,that at present we should assume that
Bahrain may expect an imcome from oil and also from an improve-
ment in trade,and that we should avoid,so far as possible,argument
about the small economies: that small deficits for the next two or
three years should be met from the reserve: and that,in the mean
time, we should concentrate on the all important question of trying
to get the Ruler and the 11 Khalifah to accept a reasonable x
sliding scale for the Civil List.
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This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1bv, ii-r:iii-v, 1cr:1cv, 5r:15v, 20r:21v, 26r:31v, 36r:37v, 43r:43v, 45r:49v, 61r:79v, 142r:151v, 156r:165v, 166er:166ev, 170r:186r, 187r:197v, 216r:222v, 229r:240v, 242r:245v, 320v:339v, back-i, back, 341r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence