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'File 17/27 AGENCY TRANSPORT' [‎169r] (341/482)

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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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Dear Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
We have received the Inspector’s repor
and are surprised to find you in possession, ntvt
Super Snipe, but also of a small general-
make, of which we do not seem to have hcsTrd
on your transport,
only of the Humber
ose vehicle of unspecified
before,
It is extremely difficult for us to deal with your transport
needs as distinct from those of the 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. , and in our eyes all
Bahrain official cars other then the Political Resident’s own Pullman,
should be regarded as one pool. In this connexion we quote to you
part of the text of our letter to the 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. of the }rd April.
"We must repeat the request made in the last paragraph of
Fisher’s letter of the 8th December 1948 and point out that, from
our point of view, Bahrain is one post and not divided into " 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. "
and " Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ". Your transport is run as one pool in our eyes, (how
you allocate vehicles locally for convenience is your own affair)
and regulations laid down for running it apply equally to all Foreign
Office vehicles on the island".
This being so, we expect the 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. to submit biannual
reports on the condition of your vehicles as well as its own, and
to include the cost of running yours in its costing reports. For
our part, we must obtain authority for the addition of your two
vehicles to the post’s transport establishment.of one saloon, one
station-wagon, and one truck used by the 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. . To help us to
do this we should be glad if you would send us full particulars of
the small second vehicle, as well as confirmation that your Humber
Super Snipe is the one with chassis number 873018? for which we have
received one mechanical report dated 21st January 1949. Please send
new reports for both vehicles, together with figures showing the
mileage which each has travelled on (a) official business and (b)
non-official, during the past six months. We should also like an
account of the uses to which the vehicles are put.
We are sending a copy of this letter for the 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. and
should be glad if, for the sake of simplicity, you would submit all
correspondence about transport through them in future.
Yours ever,
CONFERENCE AND SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
British political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain.

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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)
Arrangement

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.

Physical characteristics

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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