'File 6/70 Census of Bahrain population'

Content

The file contains correspondence related to the Bahrain censuses of 1941 and 1950. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, 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. at Bushire, and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave).

Included in the file is the following:

• correspondence from various departments and offices of the Government of India (Central Publication Branch in Delhi, External Affairs Department, Development Department in Northwest Frontier Province, Governor General in Baluchistan) regarding the procedures required for holding a census;
• correspondence and public notices from the Government of Bahrain concerning the dates and procedures for each census;
• requests from the Adviser, Belgrave, for census forms to be completed for staff at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. (some forms present within the file, folios 74-76);
• requests for demographic statistics from various offices and institutions, including the United Nations Statistical Office in New York, the World Health Organization in Singapore, and the United States Vice Consulate in Dhahran.

Folios 102-112 are internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (111 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in 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 113; 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 5-49; 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/15/2/1289

Former external reference(s)

File 6/70

History of this record

Date(s)

14 Nov 1938-28 Aug 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Population censuses

People & organisations

Persian Gulf Political ResidencyGovernment of IndiaUnited States Consulate, DharhanUnited Nations, Statistical Office, New YorkWorld Health Organisation, Singapore

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