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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [243r] (491/687)
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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2.
The effect of the receipt of these sums will be:-
(a) to wipe out the deficit for which provision has
been made, and
(b) to provide a very large surplus.
4. The Adviser informs me that His Excellency Shaikh
Hamad has agreed to replace from the proceeds of the sale of
Bahrain Oovernment lands the sum of Rs.50,000/- borrowed in
1352 from the Reserve Fund.
5. It will be important when the royalties begin to
come in, to build up the reserve gradually to a substantial
figure.
6. I have not pressed for any reduction in the Oivil
List for various reasons.
In the first place, proceedings have been going
on for some time for the acquisition of considerable areas
of land for the use of His Majesty's Government. To have
alienated the Ruling Family, at this juncture, from the Ruler
to his lowliest kinsman, would have been fatal to our end,
which has actually been achieved with little or no friction.
The same applies to a lesser degree to the Civil Air Agree
ment. Moreover, the ill-feeling which such an action would
have engendered, might well have adversely affected our
negotiations with the Shaikh of Qatar, as it would have been
a vivid example of the internal interference which he fears.
In the second place, a considerable sum is being
paid for Bahrain Grovernment land, a fixed annual payment has
been arranged for the Civil Aerodrome, and very much larger
sums are likely to become payable in the present year from
/oil
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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