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File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget' [166r] (342/382)
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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-nth the appointiiient of Mr. BeIgrave I think that
ail need for these two officers will cease.
'i • Mi • ,jelgia\ e , who wi .l 1 work as Perso^ial Assistant
jo Snaikh la. ad ana oupervisor in all administrative ratters
wi i-l s.\e the teneiit 01 naj or Daly’s experience and
acvice at ixrs^. When this
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.
leases the
State, tne financial Adviser v/ill, I feel sure, be nble to
stand entirely on his own feet.
5. In Muscat it has teen found necessary ,o find for
the Ruler an English Administrator to rescue the Sultanate
from a state of insolvency.
In Ban rain the necessity arises from a totally
different uwsuk cause.
6. Tie revenues of the State are greater than the
Chief and his Arab advisers can judiciously spend. It is
recognised that the in core is lixely to expand and that the
growing community of Europeans, Americans and educated Arabs,
Persians and Indians are entitled to expec
of life to be improved.
If anything comes of the competition
differeiit Companies for an oil concession
large and uew influx of Europeans and t-ei
th e n ear f at ur e .
7. Shaikh Hamad in conversation 'ins evin
t their condition
between
tdere ray be a
r followers in
cod to roe his
apprehension os to how ns Administration will tare cxtei
the departure of Major Daly. Later on, ne info lined me
through 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.
that he thought that trie intro
duction of an officer like Mr. Thomas of muscat ' ,v culd ce
the most satisfactory solution.
8 . 1 should mention iere tha - Mi’, de ai-c j~c - , v.iq
Director of Customs, is not a suitaole man -Ox tne poxc.
He is not -persona yrata with Shaikir Hamad, partly
because he has made little effort to acquire proficiency
in the Arabic language and partly because he is addicted
to proposing extravagant sene es, while same oime
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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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- 1 volume (187 folios)
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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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- File 522/1922 Pt 6 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain: Financial Adviser: Budget'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:7v, 73r:85v, 88r:94v, 123r:127v, 147r:154v, 159r:159v, 161r:176v, 183r:183v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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