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'File 19/169 IV Bahrain reforms' [12r] (23/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1942-15 Feb 1947. 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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Will you please refer to the correspondence
resting with Hickinbo tham 1 s telegram No .30 of the 10th
January, 1945, regarding the Manamah Municipality Bye-laws ? 0
2. I am not certain that the Municipal Regulations
forwarded under this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Printed Letter No.G/947 ol
20th June, 1944, are compiled in the best form and should
be grateful if a copy of some good Municipal Regulations
could be obtained from the Government of India to serve
as a model for the redrafting of ours here.
3. One fresh problem that is about to face the
Bahrain Government is that of Town Planning and, to my
way of thinking, some system of control of building is
essential now that the day is not far off when building
materials will be available once more.
4. An exan?)le which emphasises the point is the
proposal regarding a piece of land owned by the R.A.^.
in Ghudhaibiya between the British Overseas Airways
Corporation Transit Camp and the Assistant Political
Agents house concerning which the R.A.F, are, 1 under
stand unofficially, proposing (or may, indeed, have already
done so) to sub-let to the A. I.O.C. for the construction
of Indian Staff quarters.
5. As you know, Ghudhaibiya is predominantly the
residential quarter of the Al Khalifa family and, being
comparatively speaking unbuilt over, could with some
thought be preserved from the evils of unplanned
construe tion.
6. I propose sounding His Highness in the near
future on the question of tae introduction of a Town
Planning Scheme and, with the example I have Just quoted
before him, I feel certain he will welcome the proposal.
At the same time I should like advice as to the best
method to incorporate rules regarding Town Planning
under the present regulations in force. Ity idea was
that they could best be included with the Bye-laws of
the Municipalities, and if you agree I propose to ask
the Bahrain Government (presuming that His Hi^aness
agrees to the suggestion) to draw up the rules which
I would submit to you for approval in accordance with
King^ Regulation No.2 of 1936.
- Political -
The issue of the aoove has been authorised.
Sd • R.iii.R. Bird
Assistant
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 majority of the documents contained in this file date from 1946 and 1947. The information contained in them relates to the state of Bahrain's economy and infrastructure post-World War Two. The documents contain discussions between the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave (the adviser to the Bahrain Government) concerning reforms in state finances, public health, engineering, education, customs, the judiciary and the police force. The file also contains financial records related to the Government of Bahrain's revenue and expenditure.
Folios 2-8 contain an unrelated report (written by Charles Belgrave) that discusses disturbances in Bahrain that took place during Muharram festivities in January 1942.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (60 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence file, its sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts on the file cover and continues to last page. Foliation in pencil numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Additional inconsistent foliation, also in pencil, starts with 9 on f.2. There is also occasional inconsistent pagination in blue crayon.
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- IOR/R/15/1/345
- Title
- 'File 19/169 IV Bahrain reforms'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 9r:27v, 34r:34v, 36r:44v, 46r:46v, 47v, 47r:47v, 47v:55v, 57r:60v, back, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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