'File 6/82 Rent Control' [‎187v] (374/570)

Content

The file contains correspondence, government proclamations and regulations concerning rent control in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file includes:

• correspondence between Belgrave, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and the British Consulate-General in Basra regarding the introduction of rent control in Bahrain following complaints of high rates;
• correspondence from private individuals, business-owners, and representatives of companies (such as Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC), and Gray, Mackenzie and Company) complaining of high rents and requesting that action be taken;
• correspondence related to the Government of Bahrain's response of public proclamations, new regulations, and the formation of a Rent Committee and sub-committees;
• minutes of meetings between members of the Rent Committee (folios 115-16, 132, and 235-36);
• numerous drafts, modifications, and updates of the government regulation regarding the renting of private and business premises.

Folios 5-12 and 15 concern the registration, licensing, and control of motor vehicles and drivers in Bahrain and is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the file.

Folios 244-83 are internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (283 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 16-214; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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