'File 33/11 Supply of Electricity to RAF by Bahrain Government'

Content

This file contains correspondence concerning the electricity supply of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) establishments in Bahrain.

The correspondence is primarily between Arnold Crawshaw Galloway, Britain's 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. in Bahrain; Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; and William Benjamin Steele, State Engineer of Bahrain. Also enclosed are letters from various Royal Air Force officials and W P Anderson of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).

The file contains two agreements:

1) 'Agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Air Ministry of Great Britain for supply of electricity to the Royal Air Force on Muharraq' (ff 16-18);

2) 'Agreement between Government of Bahrain Electricity Supply Department and the Air Ministry of Great Britain for the supply of electricity to Royal Air Force and British Overseas Airways establishments - Manamah and Muharraq' (ff 39-44).

Extent and format

1 file (49 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/836

Former external reference(s)

Confidential Files: 33/11

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Feb 1944-8 Jul 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

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