‘File 7/28 Payment of toll gate fees by R.A.F.’ [1av] (4/14)
The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1942-13 May 1942. 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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- Content
The contents of the file relate to a proposal (folio 1B) made by 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 (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield) to the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) that a monthly fee be paid by the RAF to allow their vehicles to cross the Manama-Muharraq causeway, in place of the existing charges applied to each individual vehicle on crossing, which, the Agent says, causes unnecessary delays.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (4 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. Circled index numbers written using blue/red crayon can also be found in throughout the file, and refer to the page of office notes at the end of the file (folio 4).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence begins on the front cover and ends on the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A, and 1B.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/290
- Title
- ‘File 7/28 Payment of toll gate fees by R.A.F.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 3r:4v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence