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'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [13r] (27/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931. 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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sidered by th» e eolo S ist the most likely place in which water would
..Imoot certainly oe lound.ig outside the town a short way & although it
could be led into the Town it will be far more useful in the future for
the area immediately surrounding it,which is likley before Ian,, to be
_ the uest residential quarter. After experiments which it is hoped will
secure improved water- (the present supply is very faintly brackish)
arrangements will be made for distribution of this water.probably in a
-* nUDver 0 - SlnaI1 tanks or elongated troughs, with taps, spread about the
surraunding area. This area is occupied in the suimer by p.opi. ixxiodaxr
from Muharraq who live in reed huts,it will probably however be shortly
permanently built upon. It is anticipated that the annual exodus from
lluharraq. to reea huts along the shore of Vanameh Island^will .largely
cease on the introduction of a water supply for Kuharraq,as it was
principally lack of water in Kuharraq in the hot months^that caused this
exodus.
■iisiices. The sum originally pniyideed in the state Budget for ths
scheme was three
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Of this two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
are in hand & the townspeople
of Manameh uast Huharraq,have further subscribed between 30,000 & 60,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. In addition the people of Hidd,who are dependent for their water
supply on Muharraq,whence it is carried by camel & donkey to Hidd.nave
voluntee^red to subscribe for a well for that place if it is feasible.
The Shaik is also very anxious for a well to be sunx on Naaan Island
if the geologist considers water will be found there,as that Island,at
present uninhabited ( it has a very small natural spring) would makxxa
useful jsites for fishing villages & would be suitable for camels
-v/nach at present are a nuisance-on ilananmeh where they constantly damage
cultivation.
kaj or , Polilicsiil A^ent
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The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition to 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. from Sunni and Shia inhabitants of Bahrain (1926), a letter regarding Shaikh Hamad's desire to visit Abdullah bin Jasim Al Thani in Qatar (1927), a list showing the quantity and value of foreign goods imported into Bahrain in 1927, discussions regarding the granting of additional land in Bahrain to Mespers, The Mesopotamian-Persian Trading Corporation (1928), reports concerning the Persian school in Bahrain (1928), a letter 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. in Bahrain to 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 that discusses several matters (1929), correspondence that discusses the distinction between Shaikh Hamad's personal flag and the official state flag of Bahrain (1930), an intelligence report on the Qusaibi family of Riyadh (1931) and a letter about the implementation of a 10 percent cut to the personal allowances of the Al Khalifa family (1931).
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- 1 file (60 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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Unbound, loose pages in a folder. Foliation starts on the first page of the file. The foliation numbers are written in pencil and circled. They appear in the top right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A previous foliation system runs from folio 3 to folio 8 but has been crossed out. An additional, inconsistent, foliation system appears in pencil and blue crayon, starting on folio 10.
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- IOR/R/15/1/328
- Title
- 'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:9v, 10v, 11v:60v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence