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'File 10/27 Bahrain. General Merchants' Association. Correspondence - re.' [4r] (11/64)
The record is made up of 1 file (32 folios). It was created in 10 Aug 1939-17 Oct 1950. 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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3.
RE-ADLiI SSI PIT
10. An ex-member desiring to rejoin the Association at any time
after his resignation may be re-admitted on his paying his dues
to the Association, if any, and fresh Admission Pee in force at
the time, and on such other terms and conditions as the Managing
Committee may deem fit to impose.
IvIANAGKL'IENT
11. The Management of the Association shall be vested in a commit
tee of not less than 5 and not more than 7 members called the
"MANAGING C0Mi:ITTEE ,, consisting of President, Hony. Secretary,
Hony. Treasurer and two or more committee members. The first
three shall be ex-officio members and the whole committee shall
be elected at the annual general meeting of the Association to
hold office till the next annual general meeting unless otherwise
provided by these presents.
ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION
12. Individual members of the Managing Committee retiring at the
time of the next annual general meeting of the Association shall
be eligible for re-election.
SUBSTITUTE
13. When a member of the Managing Committee
(a) resigns his office or becomes disqualified in terms
of any of the rules or by-laws of the Association the
Managing Committee shall immediately proceed to appoint
another member to replace him. In the case of a volunta
rily resigning member the appointment of another member
by the Managing Committee shall only be temporary. The
Hony. Secretary shall, within two months of such a resig
nation, call an extra-ordinary general meeting of the
Association to elect a permanent member. An opportunity
shall at that meeting be given to the resigned member,if
present, to explain his reasons for the resignation and
the meeting may ask him to withdraw his resignation. If
he persists or if his resignation is confirmed another
member shall be elected in his place as a permanent mem
ber for the remaining period of the official year.
(b) goes out of Bahrain he shall notify his intention to
the Managing Committee who will immediately proceed to
appoint a substitute to hold office until the return of
such a member. A member of the Managing Committee intend
ing to be absent from Bahrain for six months and more or
will not return till after the end of the official year
shall resign his seat on the Managing Committee who will
immediately proceed to elect another to replace him in
v/hich case no confirmation by the general meeting of the
Association shall be necessary.
MEETINGS OF THE MANAGING COMTITTEE
14. The Hony. Secretary shall convene meetings of the Managing
Committee whenever there is business, to be transacted but in
any case at least once a month, stating in the notice the time,
place and agenda. Voting shall be as directed by the President
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Papers relating to the Bahrain General Merchants' Association, which was a self-constituted body of merchants. The file includes a letter from the Honorary Secretary, Bahrain General Merchants' Association, 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. , Bahrain (Hugh Weightman), dated 10 August 1939 announcing the formation of the body; set of rules and regulations dated 7 August 1939 (repeated later in file as the Association's 'Constitution'); correspondence sent by the Association 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. , Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield), dated 7 April 1942, requesting the lifting of a ban on the export from India of certain articles 'badly required' in Bahrain, including 'methylated spirit in drums' and 'looking glasses', with note by the Bushire Resident (Charles Geoffrey Prior) dated 15 June 1942, stating that 'Until we can start getting wheat and rice and other food stuffs, I am not going to bother about the minor amenities of life'; and a letter from the Adviser to the Government, Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), to the Honorary Secretary of the Association, dated 17 October 1950, explaining what measures were required to form a properly qualified and organised Chamber of Commerce.
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- 1 file (32 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio and is uncircled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1363
- Title
- 'File 10/27 Bahrain. General Merchants' Association. Correspondence - re.'
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- 2ar, 3r:9v, 15r:21r
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- Bahrain General Merchants Association
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