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'File 8/8 Annual Administration Reports by Political Agent, Bahrain' [121r] (241/248)
The record is made up of 1 file (122 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1945-5 Mar 1945. 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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(ii) In the early part of the year a comparatively serious
smallpox epidemic occurred at Sharjah and Dubai during which
several thousand vaccinations were carried cut. prompt
action by the political and medical authorities resulted
in the outbreak being rapidly brought under control. A
further threat at Ras-al-Khaimah later in the year resulted
in the vaccination of 2,400 people in the Ras-al-Khaimah —
Rams area and the almost immediate control of the disease.
(iii) Civilian motor transport, except in the case of a
very few cars owned by the more important Shaikhs, has become
a thing of the past on the
Trucial coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. Lorries and cars
which normally plied for hire were still awaiting spare parts
at the end of the year and the donkey has once more come into
his own.
(iv) The companies formed at Dubai and Sharjah to organize
the distribution of cereals and a further commercial body
constituted specifically for the control of piecegoods have
functioned with conspicuous success throughout the year. The
companies dealing v/ith cereals have also been entrusted,under
the general supervision of the British Political Authorities,
with the operation of the barter system which is designed to
encourage the import of goods not otherwise available locally
5 by
and which are essential for the wellbeing of the people provi
ding for export authorised quantities of goods in demand
outside the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
(v) The pearling season vras on the whole not particularly
successful although the local representative in Dubai of Messrs.
Dham&nmal Issardas and Brothers, Mr. Gansham D&s, is reported
to have invested some twelve
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
for the second
year running. The number of boats which went out was less
than last year for the reasons already mentioned in connection
with Bahrain, that is to say, steady employment on land
provided by the building programmes of the Royal Air Force and
che United states Air Transport Corps at Sharjah induced a
number of divers to remain on shore.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1944 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. , as well as the reports themselves.
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 that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 71-73) is 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. at Bushire.
The final report (folios 98-122), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electric Department; 9. Pearling Industry; 10. Customs; 11. Food Control; 12. Shipping; 13. Accidents Within the Port Limits; 14. Medical; 15. Post Office; 16. Administration of Justice; 17. Education; 18. The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 18. Visits of British and Foreign Notables; 19. Visits of Arab Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. Economic; 23. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 24. Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 26. American Consulate, Dhahran; 27. Royal Air Force. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report is divided as follows: 1. Trucial Shaikhs; 2. British Interests; 3. Shipping; 4. Local Affairs; 5. Security. Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/300
- Title
- 'File 8/8 Annual Administration Reports by Political Agent, Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 70r:73v, 79r:79v, 96r:123v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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