'File 10/25 American Trade Interests in Bahrain' [8r] (15/88)
The record is made up of 1 file (43 folios). It was created in 26 Jan 1936-27 May 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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No.539-10/1
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, the E3rd February 1936.
From
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Loch, G.I.il.,
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.
, Bahrain.
Po
The Honourable the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushi 1 ^. ^
/
A*
Sir, . /
I have the honour to refer4o the correspondence
ending with Major watts' letter N o .497/ d /90 dated the
9th March 1935 about giving certain iniormation regarding
motor vehicles to the American Consulate in Baghdad.
Just after orders had been received, a further
request came from Mr. Paul Knabenshue, the United states
Minister in 'Iran, in a more or less personal form,lor
certain statistics, #iich I supplied to him. I enclose
a copy of the letters, listed in the margin, which passed
in this
1. Demi-official ^letter^dated^the^|.st^i.larch^lS.35 ^ ^connection. It
will be noticed
Demi-oii'icial letter aatea cne ist , f . .
from Mr.P* : r» Knabenshue, The United btates / . N<0
Minister, American Oonsulate-Ueneral, B^haad. c:
to Lieutenant Colonel G. Loch, iroiicicai 1 , tilat Mr# Knaben-
Bahrain.
^ ^ 1^4-4-^^ uTri.ARh-i0/1 dated the Ei3rd : shue wrote
This office is
required
to
WV
submit an annual report to Washington on the extent oi
American interests and trade in its aistrict
I also enclose a copy 01 two similar
requests
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The file consists of letters from the American Consular Service, American Consulate General, Baghdad, Iraq, requesting statistical information on United States interests and trade in Bahrain, and specific information relating to motor vehicles, January 1936 - April 1938, together with replies from 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. , Bahrain (Lieutenant Colonel Percy Gordon Loch) and associated correspondence.
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- 1 file (43 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the system in use appears in a circle in the top corner of each folio. The documents in the file are also numbered in another, uncircled sequence, 1-33 (folios 3-33).
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- IOR/R/15/2/1361
- Title
- 'File 10/25 American Trade Interests in Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:5v, 7r:14v, 16v, 19r:19v, 20v:22v, 24br:24bv, 25ar:25bv, 28v, 30v:31v, 33r:33v, 34ar:34av, 35r:40r, 40 v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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