'File 7/5 Bahrain Customs Pier Improvements' [‎1cv] (8/88)

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This file contains correspondence between the British 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; Secretary 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain, and as Acting Adviser; J M Macdonald and Company, Engineering and Contractors, Karachi; Deputy Manager, Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; and G W R Smith, Chief Local Representative, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) Limited.

The correspondence concerns improvements to the customs pier at Bahrain. Between 1929 and 1930, the correspondence (ff. 1E-27) concerns general improvements, in particular the procurement of a five ton hand crane. The correspondence of 1934 (ff. 28-29) concerns injuries and accidents on the customs pier and those of 1936 (ff. 30-37) concern enquiries about improvements to the pier with the possibility of a ten ton driven crane.

Included within these papers is a sketch showing the radius and jib of the crane required for the pier (ff. 12-13); a blueprint of a five ton hand portable crane by J M MacDonald and Company (f. 1B, enclosure of f. 27, formerly housed in envelope marked f. 1A); a list of collections of Pier Fees between years 1339 and 1347 AH (1920-1929) (f. 11); a note from de Grenier detailing the history of the customs pier (ff. 19-24); and an outline of development of the customs pier (f. 35).

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1 file (44 folios)

Arrangement

This file is arranged approximately in chronological order. Some of the folios have Foreign Office index numbers circled in blue crayon.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence that should be used for cataloguing is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 40. Foliation errors: f.1 is followed by ff. 1A-E. The following number is missing from the sequence: f. 5.

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