Coll 30/66 'Purchase of land at Bahrain by H.M.G. Accounting arrangements.'

IOR/L/PS/12/3783

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The record is made up of 1 file (48 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1934-18 Jan 1938. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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The file details accounting arrangements for the purchase of land at Bahrain by the Admiralty and the Air Ministry 'for naval and air purposes'. Payments were to be made to the Government of Bahrain by the Government of India, acting on behalf of the British Government ( HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. ). The papers, dated 1934-35, include correspondence from the Accountant General, Central Revenues, New Delhi; and the Admiralty.

The file also includes correspondence dated 1938-39 concerning the provision of funds for the Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (48 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 50; 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.

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English in Latin script

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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/L/PS/12/3783
Former external reference(s): Coll 30/66
Date(s): 22 Jan 1934-18 Jan 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Land
Places: Bahrain
People & organisations: Government of India, Accountant-General, Central RevenuesAdmiraltyAir Ministry

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3783
Title: Coll 30/66 'Purchase of land at Bahrain by H.M.G. Accounting arrangements.'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:49v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence