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'File 17/27 AGENCY TRANSPORT' [‎7r] (15/482)

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The record is made up of 1 file (237 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1946-24 Oct 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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D.O. No.C/1233.
Dear Belgrave,
At about 5.30 0* clock on the evening of the 30th
October the Vauxhall car belonging to this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was
involved in a collision with motor vehicle No.516 belonging
to the Bahrain Government and suffered damage to its left
rear mudguard. The driver and an Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. clerk were occu
pants of the Vauxhall car at the time. I have received a
statement from this clerk in which he informs me that M the
car was returning from Adari when at a point a little beyond
the Manama Western School a truck suddenly backed out from a
side road to the left of the main road being hidden until the
very last moment by the new buildings which have been built at
that spot. The truck did not sound its horn nor did it give
any other warning before entering the main road. By swerving
violently across to the right the driver of the Vauxhall
averted what may have been a very nasty accident, but the two
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vehicles collided in passing and the car suffered the damage
Mentioned above. The car was travelling at about 15 m.p.h.
/
/when the collision took place."
/
2. It would appear that the driver of the truck was res
ponsible for the collision and should be called to account for
his dangerous driving. As the truck was a Bahrain Government
vehicle the case has not been officially reported to the police
but you may perhaps think it advisable to take departmental
action against the driver.
Yours sincerely,

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This file concerns the use and maintenance of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's official vehicles. The file largely consists of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's correspondence with various suppliers and distributors of vehicle parts in Bahrain.

The file contains specific details of the vehicles used by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during this time (the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. appears to have had two vehicles for official use at any one time between 1946 and 1950). Vehicles used by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during this period include a Vauxhall VXO, an Austin Station Wagon and a Humber Super Snipe Saloon.

Also included in the file are the following: monthly statements regarding staff use of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's vehicles, which provide details of trips (including the names of the members of staff on duty and the distances travelled) that may be credited to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's transport fund (later referred to as the transport account); details of two accidents involving an Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. vehicle; Foreign Office guidance on the use of official transport; copies of reports on the condition of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's vehicles.

The principal correspondents in the file are the following: 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; the Government of Bahrain's State Engineer; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; A A Zayani and Sons (general merchants and commission agents, based in Bahrain); the Foreign Office's Conference and Supply Department.

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1 file (237 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 239; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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