'File 10/27 Bahrain. General Merchants' Association. Correspondence - re.'

Content

Papers relating to the Bahrain General Merchants' Association, which was a self-constituted body of merchants. The file includes a letter from the Honorary Secretary, Bahrain General Merchants' Association, 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 (Hugh Weightman), dated 10 August 1939 announcing the formation of the body; set of rules and regulations dated 7 August 1939 (repeated later in file as the Association's 'Constitution'); correspondence sent by the Association 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 (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield), dated 7 April 1942, requesting the lifting of a ban on the export from India of certain articles 'badly required' in Bahrain, including 'methylated spirit in drums' and 'looking glasses', with note by the Bushire Resident (Charles Geoffrey Prior) dated 15 June 1942, stating that 'Until we can start getting wheat and rice and other food stuffs, I am not going to bother about the minor amenities of life'; and a letter from the Adviser to the Government, Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), to the Honorary Secretary of the Association, dated 17 October 1950, explaining what measures were required to form a properly qualified and organised Chamber of Commerce.

Extent and format

1 file (32 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio and is uncircled.

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/15/2/1363

Former external reference(s)

English Office files: 10/27

History of this record

Date(s)

10 Aug 1939-17 Oct 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Subjects

Trade (practice)

People & organisations

Bahrain Political AgencySir Knight Charles Dalrymple Belgrave

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