File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget' [73r] (156/382)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1924-11 Sep 1931. 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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Minute Paper.
Register No.
P.
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SECRET.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
Dated
Hec.
19
Date.
Initials.
To
Under Secretary
Secretary of State...
Committee
Under Secretary
Secretary of State...
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SUBJECT.
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Economic situation in Bahroin.
Copy of
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FOR INFORMATION.
,r . r e had already heard (compare
Colonel Biscoe's letter of 26th June, 1930 -
page f* oi£ P. 5056/30, flagged below) that
the finances of Bahrein were m a bad way
this year. From the Resident’s present
report it would appear that the State will
have "to exercise the strictest economy
in its administration if it is to avoid
any serious financial crisis". Its
reserves were stated in the Budget Report
dated 8th August, 1929, on P. 5981/29, to
amount to 3 leJdis of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, and the State
completed the financial year 1928-29 with a
cash balance of 8i
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Its annual income
is substantial, but almost 50% is spent on
the ruling family and its dependents. Here,
if anywhere, there is room for retrenchment,
1 ^ -C c ■
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Correspondence, minute papers, and memoranda relating to the finances of the Bahrain state. The papers cover a number of matters, including the appointment and retention of Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave as Financial Adviser in Bahrain, annual budgets and reports, and the economic situation in the country more generally. Correspondence is between officials at 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and Belgrave himself.
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 183; 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 3-72, and between ff 93-122; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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