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'Administration Reports for 1947' [11r] (21/128)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 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 five local police cadets mentioned in last year's
report underwent training during the year and are shaping well.
Three sergeants from the British Detachment resigned
at the expiry of their contract and returned to England.
There were 414 theft cases reported to the Police‘as
against 411 last year.
130 traffic accidents occuned in which 5 persons
lost their lives.
%
*1
One case of murder occurred in which an Iraqi stabbed
his cousin.
18. - ECONOMIC
(i) Trad e
t
As previously noted, the island had an active year in
trade 5 as delivery of consumer goods became easier, which cannot
be said of heavy .products like machinery; in many cases exchange
difficulties - made these unavailable from the United States of
America and the United Kingdom was unable to supply them: Trade
with continental countries increased. Exchange and import controls
were relaxed in May so far as soft currency coujatries were
concerned but were re-imposed in December. Our lack of
consistency in their administration has puzzled the locals.
(ii) Exchange and currency
Exchange rates did not change during the year.
Indian funds from bazaar sources were not plentiful because of the
ban on pearl sales to India. Later when overseas accounts in
India became 'uon resident' local supplies of Indian funds
practically ceased.
\
The foreign exchange allocation given to Bahrain in
the early part of the year still exists in limited amounts for
currencies other than dollars. The dollar quota was soon used
up and applications were only accepted for special essential .
goods which were recommended through the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to the exchange
control authorities.
There was a surplus of money during the year in
various parts of the Gulf.^ The amounts were so large that the
^ coinsbanks suspended accepting/until arrangements were made to ship
the surplus the India. Towards the-end of the year an influx
of hundred-rupee notes took place.
(iii) Industry
Other than the oil and pearling inudstries there
are none of importance in Bahrain.
19. MEDICAL
(i) General
The health of the community was good during the year.
There were no major epidemics. Anti-malarial measures were
carried out by the Bahrain Government and the incidence of
malaria has been reduced substantially.
Figures show a 7.7 % incidence of all dieseses seen,
which, with 1946, is the lowest recorded and compares favourably
with the 22 % incidence figure of the years before anti-malarial
'' / measures
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the year 1947, starting with the Report of 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. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] written 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. , Muscat; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.
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- 1 file (62 folios)
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The Report of 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. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports for 1947'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:63v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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