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‘File 16/32-A Purchases on behalf of Bushire Residency’ [97r] (193/344)
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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
Department,
EXPRESS LETTER
. D, -Ihis is an OIUGl S AL MESS ACE, sent by post to save telegraphic
expense and undue use of the wires, but intended to be treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as \f it had been telegraphed. To
sate lime and formalities it is worded and signed as if it had been
so despatched,]
From
POLITICAL,
BAHRAIN.
To
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.
, A aQ
EXTERNAL DEPARTMENT, LONDON. % ^
Repeated ^
BRITAIN, BUSilIRE. (Reference his Express Letter No. 1717-
54/1 dated the 29th April, 1946).
Ao. 1659-16/32 A. Dated 26th May* 1946. 193
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Your Express Letter No.EXT.5040/45, November 10th, 1945.
Supply of Penicillin for Bahrain Government Hospital.
2. As the present arrangement for getting Penicillin from
Tehran for 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.
Hospital, Bushire, has proved most unsatis
factory
An East India Company trading post.
I have, at the request of 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.
, asked Dr. Snow, Chief Medical Officer, Bahrain, to
include in his indents on London, an additional 500,000 units of
Penicillin fortnightly to meet the requirements of 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.
Hospital.
3. Dr. Snow states that he cannot himself increase his present
monthly indents and requests that you be approached on his behalf to
Increase his monthly requirements of Penicillin by 10 vials (1,000,000
units) which he will on receipt transfer to this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for onward
despatch to Bushire.
4. Grateful if arrangements for supply of this extra quantity
of Penicillin to Dr. Snow can be made.
= POLITICAL a
The issue of the above has been authorised.
C.
stant
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.
f IlfD
S. 6.
MFP—501 8&P—(M- 820)—23-7-36—300,000.
V.
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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