'File 6/44 II Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Adviser and deputation of Certain Personnel to Bahrain State'

Content

The file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave). The correspondence relates to a number of miscellaneous subjects connected to the Bahrain state. Other correspondents include the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (External Affairs and Central Revenues Departments), Secretary to the Government of Punjab (Development Department), and the British Consulate-General in Alexandria.

The papers concern a range of matters, including:

• the deputation of entomologist Fateh-ud-Din to the Government of Bahrain, including terms of employment, routine payments, and his final report into the agriculture of Bahrain (not present within the file);
• the proposal to establish a phytopathological service in Saudi Arabia or the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
• the transfer and deputation of other staff to Bahrain;
• a ban on the import of camels into the country;
• design issues with the Bahrain passport;
• stationery orders from Basra.

Folios 165-183 internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (182 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in 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 184; 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 2-164; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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/15/2/1261

Former external reference(s)

File 6/44 II

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Sep 1938-14 Nov 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Persian Gulf Political ResidencyGovernment of India, Central Revenues DepartmentIndian Political Service, External Affairs DepartmentBritish Consulate General, AlexandriaGovernment of Punjab, Development Department

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