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'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [15r] (31/124)
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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No, ^ V6/4 of 1926.
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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrolru
Dated the 23th Auguat 1P26.
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Major, O.X.Daly, I .A. ,CJ .I .E •,
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.
, Ba^irein.
To
The Hon*hie the political Reaident
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire
SUBJECT:- BAHREIN WATER SUPPLY SCHEME.
Sir
I have the honour to report that the water Boheme ;
aa far aa the Town of Muharraq# haa now been completed. In
addition to the contract nuaber of wella, two additional
wells were paid for at the aane price by two merchanta of
Muharraq aa an endowment for the public benefit from 'Waqf*
funds at their dlapoaal. This was very fortuhate aa the
contract wella though a^ppljp sufficient water, necessitated
a long eu \ Bi'ing to certain tea^ now aupplied by the
two extra wella and the whole Town has haw now a very
adequate aunply of good drinking water. Large , covered Tanka-
have been completed at each well aite» having a number of taps|
ao that a dozen or more persona can draw water at one time.
One well near the old Port at Muharraq has a pipe attached
enabling diving boats to fill their tanks direct, Work haa
atarted in Manamah and one well haa been completed,
be,
I have the honour to
Sir,
Your most obedient aervanj
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jor.
Agent,Bahrein,
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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