'File 17/15 Government property: advances for the purchase and upkeep of cars'

Content

Papers regarding the financial arrangements and rules for purchasing motor cars for the use of Government Officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Comprising:

• correspondence regarding the need for motor cars, interest to be repaid on advances, and repayment schedules, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 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. and Assistant at Bahrain, the Office of the Accountant General, the Finance Department of the Government of India, and the Auditor General in India;
• correspondence regarding the supply of motor vehicles, spare parts, trained drivers, and insurance, primarily between the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Yousuf Abdul-Rehman Fakhroo; Morris Motor Cars; Morris Industries (India) Ltd; the French Motor Car Co. Ltd.; the Ford Motor Company (Egypt); and Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.;
• copies of agreements and mortgage bonds between the Secretary of State and various Government Officials in the Gulf, relating to advances paid for the purchase of motor cars.

Extent and format

1 file (305 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Serial numbers (red for received correspondence, blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file (ff 275-306).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 307; 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 also present in parallel between ff 4-242, and 275-306. These numbers are written in a combination of coloured crayon and 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/15/2/1617

Former external reference(s)

English Office Files: 17/15

History of this record

Date(s)

2 Jan 1933-25 Mar 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

InsuranceMotor vehicles

People & organisations

Government of India, Finance DepartmentPolitical Resident, Persian GulfGovernment of India

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