‘File T/8 C 62 Banks at Gulf Ports: Bahrain, Eastern Bank Ltd’
IOR/R/15/1/198
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The record is made up of 1 volume (24 folios). It was created in 27 Jun 1911-19 Aug 1918. It was written in English. 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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The volume contains correspondence concerning proposals for the opening of commercial banks to assist trade in the ports of the Arab coast of the Gulf, and in particular at Bahrain. The chief correspondent in the file is Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox, 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. between 1904 and 1913. Included in the file (folios 9-10) is an assessment of the prospect of opening British banks in the Gulf, dated 31 October 1911, authored by Frederick Nöel Paton of the Department for Commerce and Industry, which rules out any present need for British banks in the Gulf. Following this is a response to Paton’s assessment (folios 12-13), undated and unsigned, but possibly authored by Cox, which argues the case for the opening of a bank at Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (24 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, runs from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled numbers in the top-right corner of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 2a, 2b, 2c.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter book
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/1/198
- Former external reference(s)
- File T/8 Confidential Office: File C 62
- Date(s)
- 27 Jun 1911-19 Aug 1918 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Banking
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- Bahrain
- People & organisations
- Eastern Bank Limited
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- IOR/R/15/1/198
- Title
- ‘File T/8 C 62 Banks at Gulf Ports: Bahrain, Eastern Bank Ltd’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:2v, 2ar:2cv, 3r:29v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence