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'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)' [2r] (3/118)
The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1946-13 Apr 1949. 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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D.O.No.C/533,
The 5th June, 1346
You will doubtless have heard of the revival of the
Persian claims to Bahrain^ Up to now these have not amounted
to very much, but will most probably intensify in the near
future#
for which Bahrain is dependent on Persia, and which could not
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be obtained from elsewhere without considerable el^an^e in the
present supply arrangements. The articles to which I refer
are meat on tho hoof and wood fuel. In order to forestall
a possible shortage of these articles in the years to come
in Bahrain the Bahrain Government might consider extending gra
zing grounds on the island, and planting tamarisk groves.
This latter developenent has proved a great success in the
Sh&iba and Zubair deserts of Iraq, and I see no reason why
similar success should not be achieved here.
3. We were discussing the employment of an agricultural
assistant and I suggested the employment of a trained Central
European from Palestine as I had seen really excellent work
done by them in Khuzistan. Have you thought any more about it ?
2. Speaking broadly there are two essential articles
v
C.Dalrymple Belgrave, iSsq., C.B.E.,
Adviser to the Government of Bahrain
Bahrain.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of developing agricultural and grazing land in Bahrain.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) was commissioned by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to complete a report on Bahrain's water resources, and the file contains both this report (ff 15-29) and correspondence related to it. The BAPCO report on Bahrain's water resources contains a map of the country showing the distribution of artesian water wells (folio 18).
Some of the file's correspondence relates to a visit made to Bahrain in March 1949 by Sir Herbert Stewart, Agricultural Adviser to the British Middle East Office. A report written by Stewart after his visit entitled 'The Possibilities of Agricultural Development in Bahrain' is also contained in the file (ff 41-47).
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- 1 file (59 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; 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.
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- IOR/R/15/2/850
- Title
- 'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 6r:8v, 10r:10v, 30r:32v, 34r:37v, 39r:53v, 55r:58v, 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