‘File 16/32-A Purchases on behalf of Bushire Residency’ [90r] (179/344)
The record is made up of 1 file (170 folios). It was created in 16 Jun 1945-21 Feb 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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BRITISH
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.
AND
CONSULATE GENERAL,
BUSHIRE.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
LN.B. This ia an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides a meant of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and it cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
receipt, with^ the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To ejtve time and to obviate
forma u%es >t is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.] * v j
No. 1717-54/1.
Bushire,
29th April,
\19 46^
To
POLITICAL .
BAHRAIN .
## •••
for the Residenev^Hnsn^t ? r r an 2 en '? nt for getting Penicillin from Tehran
i or me .Kesiaency Hospital is most unsatisfactory and irregular
if you will ask the State Medical Officer, Bahrain Governmfnt Hosnital
to include in his indention London, 500,000 units of PenicUlin^ort!’
ightly to meet the requirements of tie
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.
Hospital.
?• TJ 16
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.
Surgeon, Bushire will arrange with the
M ? d Ae?]' 3fflcer > Bahrain to collect the Penicillin from the
^tate ]edic a l Ofticer, Bahrain and send by available steamers to
flask/of L h r arran2ement w111 be made to have these collected in a
to Bushire T accounl° f PenlClllirl ^ P lease ba Paid by you by debit
I
-BRITAIN-
{Signature)
S. 44.
MFP— 1048 S& P—(M-2042)—17-12-37—20,000
(Designation)
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Correspondence and other papers, exchanged between staff at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and others, including the British 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. and Consulate in Bushire and the Government of Bahrain, relating to the order or exchange of goods from suppliers, merchants and colleagues, with shipping arrangements frequently made with the Bahrain shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited. Goods discussed include:
- Electrolux refrigerators, ordered through the Bahrain merchant Yousuf Abdul Rahman Fakhroo, and including correspondence for the delivery of one refrigerator to H Borovitz of the Etimadeyah Spinning and Weaving Company in Bushire;
- medical supplies, including quinine, and a request from the Chief Medical Officer for the Government of Bahrain for Penicillin, with correspondence following on arrangements for the quick delivery of Penicillin to Bahrain;
- other miscellaneous items including coke, washing soda, vegetable ghee, electrical wiring, coir matting, car batteries, and stamps.
A small number of papers in the file are in Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (170 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 156-171) 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 172; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-53; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1536
- Title
- ‘File 16/32-A Purchases on behalf of Bushire Residency’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 11r:12v, 14r:24v, 26r:33v, 35r:42v, 44r:47v, 49r:52v, 54r:55v, 57r:69v, 71r:71v, 73r:81v, 83r:91v, 94r:95v, 97r:104v, 106r:114v, 116r:117v, 119r:122v, 124r:129v, 131r:136v, 138r:143v, 149r:171v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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