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'File 1/22 Handing Over and Taking Over by the Head Clerks on Transfer: Correspondence re' [‎38r] (81/178)

The record is made up of 1 file (89 folios). It was created in 11 Nov 1930-3 Nov 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Statement showing valuables in Deposit in the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in charge of the Head Clerk on the
24th June 1939.
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Moolchand Maganmal Bhatia (30 notes of 500 roubles
each)
(25 notes of 100 roubles
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Case No. 447 Four silver rings
Case No. 306 One brass ring and two silver
rings.
In case No. 240/511/939. Ten pieces of gold
ornaments.
In estate case 160. One gold bangle
One revolver with 13 cartridges
One sealed canvas bag said to
contain ammunition (TK)"
In Insolvency case Mo. 2. Fifty rials and five
dollars (M.T«)
In estate case No. 198. One silver ring.
Two medals (One of Khan Bahadur andone of Khan Sahib
belonging to Mohammed Sharif in insolvency cas€
No. 2)
One revolver with cartridges in case No. 379 of 1932.
Jerseys cotton. Nos. 6
Banarsi cloth- 4 yards- opium case
One knife
15.' Pistol cartridges Nos. 6 (details unknown)
l/16. One pistol (old) (Details unknown)
17. One watch (old)
One spectacle (old)
One old revolver with §x five cartridges - Cr. Case
213 of 1937 (I.A's court)
One revolver (out of order) confiscated in Cr. Case
//. . No. 27/39 dated 20-2-1939
One kanjan - vide criminal case No. 46 of 1939.
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Relieving Head Clerk.
Bahrain, 24th June 1939.
for 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.

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The file contains records of valuables kept on deposit [some as a result of legal cases], and firearms, ammunition, documents, and other items stored securely at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.

The papers include statements, lists, notes, receipts, and a small amount of correspondence, and consist of: statements showing valuables on deposit, 1930-48; statements showing cash balances and local funds account, 1933; statements of Government property, 1933-39; lists of Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. property, 1941 to 1948; lists of Toshakhana articles [securely stored valuables and firearms], 1933 to 1948; list of articles handed over to broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. for sale, July 1944; list of condemned ammunition dumped in the sea, 1947; miscellaneous lists; and receipts for items sold or held in safekeeping. The statements and lists are signed by the relieving and relieved Clerks, and countersigned by 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. . The file includes some receipts in Arabic.

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1 file (89 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 83 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B; ff. 12A, 12B, 12C; ff. 44A, 44B; ff. 56A, 56B, 56C.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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