'File no. 3/3 III Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of HMS ships and miscellaneous correspondence'

Content

The file contains correspondence between 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, the 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. at Bushire, the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited and the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, regarding expenses for catering for Royal Navy ships, sport activities, activities at the BAPCO [Bahrain Petroleum Company] club, BAPCO hospital charges, administration of the 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. .

The file also contains correspondence, in English and Arabic, with the Resident Agent in Sharjah (folios 173, 181 and 182).

Extent and format

1 file (289 folios)

Arrangement

The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the file, (ff 251-282). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to the earliest documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a page number, which mostly refers back to the foliation.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There is an additional foliation sequence, applied to the office notes at the rear of the file, which runs from folios 253 through to 279.The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 40a, 57a, 57b, 60a, 69a, 92a, 169a, 212a, 216a, 245a, 245b. The following folios do not appear: 75, 155, 177-179.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic 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/15/2/1082

Former external reference(s)

English Office Files: 3/3 III

History of this record

Date(s)

7 Apr 1934-29 Oct 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Catering

People & organisations

Mesopotamia Persia Corporation LimitedRoyal Navy

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