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'File 8/6: Interdicts: Prohibition of Drinking and Purchase of Alcoholic Liqueurs on Board Steamers' [12r] (23/54)
The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 21 Feb 1934-17 Oct 1943. 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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No. $ of 1355
Office of the Adviser to
the Government, Bahrain.
Dated, R/Thany 15, 1355
July 5, 1936.
From
71
0
The Acting Adviser to the Government of
Bahrain, Bahrain,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
To
His Britannic Majesty f s
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.
5ir,
I have the honour to inform you that the
Director of Customs and Port Officer reports to
me that late at night on the 29th June 1936,
a bottle of Hennessy^ three-star brandy was
smuggled ashore on the person of a British sub
ject, a local resident, who had visited the
steamer for social purposes.
I should be grateful if you would kindly
take the matter up with the shipping company
with a view to enlisting th(i^r cooperation in
the prevention of offences against the Bahrain
Liquor Control Regulations.
yf ^
May your order No. 370/8/6 'of 1934 dated
the 26th February 1934, please be republished for
information, and a copy sent to the Manager,
Cable and Wireless Limited and also to the Bahrain
I ^
Petroleum Company Limited.
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Correspondence between 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. at Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, the Advisor to the Bahrain Government, concerning the purchase of alcohol on steamers, smuggling of alcohol and public drunkenness. The file includes a public notice (‘ ilān ) from the Bahrain Government, stamped by ruler Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, condemning the practice of drinking and purchasing alcohol on steamers.
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Foliation: This file has a circled foliation number that begins on the front cover and run to the back cover.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1333
- Title
- 'File 8/6: Interdicts: Prohibition of Drinking and Purchase of Alcoholic Liqueurs on Board Steamers'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 10r:10v, 12r:13v, 18r:18v, 21r:21v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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