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File 12/9 Visits to Bahrain of government officials and others [‎254r] (512/578)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (285 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1935-6 Aug 1940. 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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from Basra to Bahrain and beyond* The development of air
transpoi t may be equally practicable • -Landing grounds have
been provided by nature at amnay places, e.g.Kuwait, Bahrain
and Shaija,and others in the interior may v/ell exist or be
capable of easy construction and maintenance* Portable wireles
outfits are another important aid in the conquest of the
desert. Brackish water adequate for cultivation and household
purposes already exists at many points e.g.Qatif and Hofuf
and further supplies of brackish and even fresh water will
perhaps be discovered before long in response to the search
which the -ciinerican oil company is making, it looks therefore
as though many of the difficulties which for centuries have
kept the Saudi Arabian peninsula in isolation may soon be
overcome. Even that of the fear or dislike hitherto felt
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for alien visitors may soon diminish as the'native inhabitants
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become accustomed to American oil prospectors and learn to
appreciate the material benefits resulting from their opera
tion. Americans are actively engaged in the search for oil
and their travels about the country for this purpose will
presumably be encouraged in view of the sources of wealth
, which may thereby be developed. The scale on which the
company is working is shown by the fact that it employs seme
300 to 400 Americans and 3,000 natives. Most of the latter
are Arabs but they include Indians and also Christian Chinese
to whom the Saudi Arabian Government object less than to
Indians.
HAS TAPTURA, SAFWA AND QATIF.
21. After spending the night at Dhahran, our hosts motored
us to Ras Tanura which lies on a spit of sand connected with
the mainland by a strip so narrow as almost to constitute a
causeway. Some years ago the hope was entertained that Ras
Tanura would develop into a port of some importance and a
larg custom house was then built. No development in fact
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occurred until theoil company went there. The bay between

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The volume contains correspondence sent and received by 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. at Bahrain regarding the arrangements and programmes for visits to Bahrain of the following:

The documents in the volume are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translations, with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, and the Government of Saudi Arabia at Al Khobar.

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1 volume (285 folios)
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The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 260-283. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in 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 287; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present between ff 5-259 and ff 260-283 respectively. These numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.

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