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The record is made up of 1 file (9 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1933-19 Feb 1936. 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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The file contains a letter from the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) to 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. , Bahrain (Lieutenant Colonel Percy Gordon Loch) concerning the import duty on pearl buttons imported into the United Kingdom and India, 31 July 1933; and a letter from 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. , Bahrain to the Director General of the Department of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Calcutta, India, sending samples of mother-of-pearl shells and oyster shells in response to a request for pearl shells from the Director of Fisheries, Madras, 19 February 1936, with accompanying memorandum from 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. , Bahrain to the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, 19 February 1936.

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1 file (9 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the system in use appears in a circle in the top right corner of each folio. The documents in the file (excluding the notes at the end) are also numbered 1-4 inclusive (uncircled).

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English in Latin script
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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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Archive reference
IOR/R/15/2/1360
Former external reference(s)
English Office files: 10/24

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31 Jul 1933-19 Feb 1936 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 10/24 Shell Button Industry in Bahrain', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1360, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00005f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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