'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of developing agricultural and grazing land in Bahrain.

The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) was commissioned by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to complete a report on Bahrain's water resources, and the file contains both this report (ff 15-29) and correspondence related to it. The BAPCO report on Bahrain's water resources contains a map of the country showing the distribution of artesian water wells (folio 18).

Some of the file's correspondence relates to a visit made to Bahrain in March 1949 by Sir Herbert Stewart, Agricultural Adviser to the British Middle East Office. A report written by Stewart after his visit entitled 'The Possibilities of Agricultural Development in Bahrain' is also contained in the file (ff 41-47).

Extent and format

1 file (59 folios)

It is grouped into

'Water Zone "B" Structure Contour Map Showing Distribution of Artesian Water'

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/2/850, f 18

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate 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 59; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/850

Former external reference(s)

Confidential Files: 35/5

History of this record

Date(s)

5 Jun 1946-13 Apr 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

AgricultureWater supply

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