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'File 42/2 (6/2) C.C.L. De Grenier, Directors of Customs; G.W.R. Smith' [77r] (153/170)
The record is made up of 1 file (85 folios). It was created in 15 Mar 1932-19 May 1947. 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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Ko.c/573. political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain,
The 14th of May, 1947.
To
The Secretary to the
Hon’ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bahrain.
Reference correspondence ending with my Endorsement
No.c/1405, dated the 93rd October, 1943.
2. The Bahrain Government have informed me that
Mr. G.W.R. Smith, the Director of Customs and port Officer,
completed his term of four years under his current agreement
on the 10th R/Thani, 1366 (2nd March, 1947), and has applied
for a further four years' extension. His Highness wishes to
renew Mr. Smith's agreement for this period on the same con
ditions as his old agreement.
3. I should be grateful to know whether the Hon’ble the
political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
has any objection.
4. As in the case of the State Engineer, the Bahrain
Government has again failed to refer to us the question of
an extension until after the termination of the current
agreement. It will be asked to make such a reference six
months in advance in future.
Sd/- C.J. PELLY
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.
A TTESTED
for Assistant
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.
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This file contains correspondence regarding Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier, Director of Customs in Bahrain (1924-1943).
The correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain. The correspondence concerns arrangements for DeGrenier's leave and contract as well as a visit that he made to Kuwait in 1934 (some correspondence in Arabic is contained in connection to this visit).
The file also contains correspondence regarding DeGrenier's fitness to work, his departure from Bahrain in 1943 and the hiring of his replacement, George William Reginald Smith. A copy of the contract agreed between Smith and Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain, is contained on folios 62-69.
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- 1 file (85 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- 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 85; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-79; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/900
- Title
- 'File 42/2 (6/2) C.C.L. De Grenier, Directors of Customs; G.W.R. Smith'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:3v, 5r:15v, 17r:19v, 21r:21v, 23r:26v, 28r:33v, 35r:51v, 54r:60v, 62r:75v, 77r:84v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence