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'File 8/8 VI Annual Report for the Year 1947' [98r] (195/306)
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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5
although not all foreigners who hs-ve complaints against
subjects of the Shaikhs yet bring their complaints to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in the first instance. Certain of the Shaikhs refer
joint cases to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
immediately they are received;
others are being asked to do so. Meanwhile, foreigners
whose cases are first\ decided by the Shaikhs tend to biing
them to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
if they get no satisfaction from them.
6. Officers 1 Tours. (
On the 20th January the Hobble Lieutenant-Colonel
Sir Rupert Hay, K*C.I*E., C.S.I.* Political Kesident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
# accompanied Lady Hay and his daughter anu by
Lieutenant-Colonel A.C. Galloway, C.I.E«> O.B.E.* Political
Agent, Bahrain, arrived at Abu Dhabi by L«V. Nearchus• Shaikh
Shakhbut bin Sultan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, accompanied by the
Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and the
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.
Agent,
went on board and met 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.
. The Political
Resident and his family returned the call on the Shaikh at
his Port and took lunch with him. On the 22nd the political
Resident and the Shaikh of Sharjah exchanged calls. The Ruler
of Ajman came to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in the afternoon and called on
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.
, who proceeded to Ajman by car shortly
afterwards and returned the Shaikh’s call. On the 23rd 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.
left for Dubai by L.V. Nearchus. The
Shaikh of Dubai called on 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.
on board and
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.
returned the call at the Shaikh’s
palace. In the evening L.V. Nearchus left Dubai and reached
Ras al Khaimah on the morning of the 24th. The Political
e
*
Resident exchange calls with the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah
and had lunch with him. ^He then visited Rams and spent the
rest of the day shooting partridges in the Jiri. In the
evening 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.
left for Bakha and arrived
there on the 25th. He left Bakha the same day, visited
Sha'am and returned to Ras al Khaimah at sunset. The morning
of the 26th the Resident again devoted to shooting in the Jiri
nd thenWcontinued his journey hy road to Umm al Qawain,
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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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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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