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'File 8/8 VI Annual Report for the Year 1947' [97r] (193/306)
The record is made up of 1 file (151 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1948-8 May 1948. 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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the end of the year by the Shaikh of Sharjah^ taxing the
labourers working in the mines and attempting to secure the
dismissal of those subjects of other Shaikhs from whom he
was unable to extort a large portion of their earnings.
of Iran, which had only recently been opened in Dubai, was to
a large extent on probation to the commercial community. The
greatest call was on their service as exchange dealers and
some caution was at first shown by merchants in depositing
funds with them. The advantages of having a bank account
are now more widely recognised and the use of the cheque as
a means of exchange has greatly increased.
The bank’s principal dealings in exchange were
with India, with their other
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
branches, and with
Basra, where the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
wheat quota was purchased. A
slight but welcome increase has been perceptible in trade
with the United Kingdom and the sterling area. The bank
are fostering this as far as possible — the main difficulties
being the relatively small market for British goods (largely
owing to the state of depression now prevalent) and the
inability of most of the merchants to correspond in English.
The bank are endeavouring to develop the merchants contacts
with United Kingdom firms and think they will be able to
give useful service in this field.
The demand for other facilities normally associated
with a bank — such as safe deposit facilities and the issue
of travellers cheques — has been very slight.
Order-in-Council, 1946, was brought into force on the Trucial
Coast. By the Order-in-Council H.M.G. assumed Jurisdiction
over all persons in the
Trucial States
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
other than subjects of
the Trucial Shaikhs. Since the Order was brought into force
some progress has been made in acquainting foreigners with
our judicial administration and in establishing joint courts,
. tv) Imperial Bank of Iran.
At the beginning of the year the Imperial Bank
(vi) Order-in-council.
On the 26th April, 1947, the
Trucial States
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1947 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 active in Bahrain 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); Imperial Bank of Iran; 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 94-104) 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain.
The final report (folios 123-148), 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 Al Khalifah; 4. Education; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electric Department; 9. Transport Department; 10. Telephone Department; 11. Pearling; 12. Customs; 13. Food Control; 14. Shipping; 15. Post Office; 16. Administration of Justice; 17. Police; 18. Economic; 19. Medical; 20. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 21. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 22. Cable & Wireless Limited; 23. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 24. Royal Navy; 25. Royal Air Force; 26. American Consulate, Dhahran; 27. Visitors; Local Affairs (unnumbered); 30. Bahrain and Palestine; 31. Weather; 32. Qatar; 33. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . 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.
Also within the file is correspondence (folios118-119) between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain and that of Kuwait regarding the cost of lighting and heating in Kuwait and Basra.
Folios 149-152 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (151 folios)
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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/15/2/303
- Title
- 'File 8/8 VI Annual Report for the Year 1947'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 19r:19v, 91r:104v, 111r:152v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence