'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency' [88r] (175/598)
The record is made up of 1 file (297 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1935-10 Apr 1940. 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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Company and this has been found to be very useful in dealing
with cases at the Camp. Although the Force is slightly larger
than it was in 1&55 it is rarely possible to collect more than
forty men on parade. A regular course of musketry has been
arranged and it is intended that every man in the force shall
fire a course once during the year* The standard of firing is
steadily inproving. The health of the police is better and they
are not getting malaria as frequently as in the past. Six non
commissioned officers and men are in Inaia doing a course of
training with the 10th Baluch Regiment. Tills is the second
contingent which has been sent to India, as the first experiment
was very successful. The police head-dress was changed during
the year from the Arab aqal and kuffiah to turbans similar to
those worn by troops in Egypt, zhe Sudan and the Somaliland.
The turbans are more econonrLcai and more practical than the
other head-dress.
There has been an exceptionally small amount of crime
during the year partly because there is less unenpioyment and
partly because most of the notorious rogues are employed by the
Bahrain Petroleum Company. Illicit arak brewing has decreased
and the use of methylated spirit mixed with eau de cologne has
become popular especially with the women of the town, though
methylated spirit is denaturalised and every effort made to
suppress this form of evil.
Partly ov/ing to the amount of traffic on the roads at
night tiiere has been no cases of dacoity during the year.
There has been no change in the organisation of the
naturs who have carried out their duties satisfactorily under
the various Amirs. A natur post has been opened at Budaiyah.
5. JjOCaIi AFFAIKb .
(i) On the night of the 15/16th December a serious fire
broke out and destroyed the vegetable and wood markets. Almost
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the entire stock of firewood in Manamah was burnt. His
Excellency Shaikh Bir Hamad bin ! Isa A1 Khalifah, K.C.I.E. ,c\s.I.
■*%ler of
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , including the reports themselves. Present in the file are the reports for the years 1935-1939.
The correspondence is between 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. and representatives of institutions active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; the Indian Posts and Telegraph Department; American Mission Hospital; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Victoria Memorial Hospital; Petroleum Concessions Limited; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave). The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports are submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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. at Bahrain to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain. From 1938 the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report was subsumed into that of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The final reports are divided into short sections, each covering a particular subject. Each report contains information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and Al Khalifah Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain Armed Police; Local Affairs; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Electric Department; Education; Trade; Industries; Athletics; Boat Building and Shipping; Naval; Aviation; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Movements of Foreigners; British Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Slavery; and Climate.
Prior to 1938, when they were separate from the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. report, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports contained information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Trucial Shaikhs; Tours; British Interests; Aviation; Royal Navy; Visits by Foreign Ships of War; Shipping; Medical; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Raids and Disturbances; and Oil.
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- 1 file (297 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 299; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-298; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency'
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- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 9r:11v, 22r:61v, 70r:73v, 82r:82v, 84r:119v, 123r:123v, 126r:128v, 137r:176v, 179r:179v, 183r:189v, 191r:192v, 204r:204v, 206r:232v, 235r:235v, 237r:238v, 246r:250v, 271r:272v, 277r:298v, back-i, back
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