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'File 19/126 Bahrain Customs' [7v] (16/22)
The record is made up of 1 file (8 folios). It was created in 13 Feb 1930. 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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This file contains a letter from Lt-Col Hugh Vincent Biscoe (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 Bushire) to the Foreign Secretary of the Government on India in New Delhi.
The letter discusses the retention of the services of Mr. C. de Grenier as the Director of Customs in Bahrain but also contains a broader discussion of the state of Bahrain including the style of rule of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the state's sources of income, a comparison between Bahrain and Kuwait and the work of Charles Belgrave (Shaikh Hamad's adviser).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (8 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence file. The main foliation system starts at the titlepage and is printed in the top right hand corner of each folio. A second foliation system is also present which is printed at the top of each page in the centre, commencing on folio 3.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/332
- Title
- 'File 19/126 Bahrain Customs'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:9v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence