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File 8/8 1931-34 Bahrain Agency Administration Reports and Related Papers [8r] (20/310)
The record is made up of 1 volume (151 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1932-20 Jul 1935. 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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i. dm ini 61 rat ion Report of the Bahrain
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for the year 1931 •
FKBSOMKL .
Captain C*G.’rior iield ciiar^c of the j.^ncy tnroughout tne
year.
Khan Bahadur Saiyid Siddiq Hasan helu charge of tiie auties
of Indian Assistant until the 14th April wuen he left for India
being succeedeu by Khan Bahadur Abdul Haiy. Saiyid Cidui
proceeued to andahar ffhere he had been transferred as British
Consul.
hs cad an exceptional knovleoge of ^ruoiCjmc his transfer
-vas a great loss to the g^ency,for ue <rfs taucu likeo ana reS|jectec
both by ti*e ohaikhs and the leaning ^ercliatits.
A^h TIL Al KalALIFA FA.ii.Y.
ohaikh Hamad has been on oxcellent terns m.tn tiie
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
throughout the year,ana with tne return of Dr.Holmes nis health
improved, lie agreed to a lJ.v cut in the Al Khalifa family
allowances,but made no attempt to reauce his personal expenaiture
and is now in financial difficulties. He has little sense of
vaj.ues and gave unnecessarily large presents to his many visitors
during tuo year. Hxs xcellency is of too generous a disposition
fnd these sell invited visitors,who are almost all neighbouring
ahaiiihs,havo no object in coming other than lining their pockets,
ior in these parts the host is expected to give ms guests
presents rno tip their servants l&visnly. 3iiaikh Hamao cannot be
made to raaliee that the he giveo to these people,the more
will come to Bahrain, if taken to task,ilia Excellency will say
that he ooes it to serve the oritish Government by demonstrating
to his neighbours toe wealth ana Happiness he enjoys in the
snadow of iiis Majesty's Governnent.
shaikh Abdulla bin j.sa is apparently genuinely interested
in his portfolio of ^auction,but snows e tendency to pass on the
more disagreeable problems to the Adviser for disposal, lie took
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , as well as the reports themselves.
Present within the volume are the reports for the years 1931-1934. Each report contains a prose statement and sometimes statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain State; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Oil Concession; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Education; Trade; Industry; Athletics; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; Aviation; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Movement of Foreigners; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd (from 1932, Saudi Arabia); The Qusaibis; Qatar; Slavery; Climate; General. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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 the time of submission to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire.
Preceding each report is correspondence 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 the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include: Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain; the Director of Customs and Port Officer; the Head Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. ; the Postmaster; and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals (men's and women's) and the Victoria Memorial Hospital.
There are internal office notes following some reports, concerning their collation and submission.
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- 1 volume (151 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside of 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-148; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/297
- Title
- File 8/8 1931-34 Bahrain Agency Administration Reports and Related Papers
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:35v, 44r:44v, 46r:75v, 82r:83v, 91r:91v, 93r:122v, 132r:152v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence