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‘File 16/37 Report regarding Locust situation in Bahrain – Monthly Reports’ [17r] (33/96)
The record is made up of 1 file (46 folios). It was created in 1 Feb 1945-6 Apr 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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K0.693-16/37
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain,
The 2nci March, 1946.
he port of locusts in Bahrain for the
month of February, 1946#
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for
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.
, Bahrain.
^ >py for^dTJe to:
i. The Director of Iraperial Agricultural
Besearch Institute, Nev Delhi (2 copies).
2. T ie secretary to the ilon’ble 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire
reference his letter No.1324 dated the 20th
June, 1933.
3. Trie Chief Locust Officer, Middle .dast
Anti Locust Unit, Cairo.
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Reports and papers relating to the occurrence of locust swarms on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The file chiefly comprises copies of monthly reports of locust occurrences at Bahrain and on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , submitted by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, at the request of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/37 Miscellaneous. Monthly reports of locust occurrences in Bahrain– Submission of–’ (IOR/R/15/2/1542). Most reports are marked ‘nil’, meaning no locust occurrences observed. Positive reports of locusts give the following details: the place they were observed; date when seen; direction of flight; colour of insects; the duration of their stay.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (46 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 45-47) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 48; 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 2-31; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1543
- Title
- ‘File 16/37 Report regarding Locust situation in Bahrain – Monthly Reports’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:47v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence