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'File 19/139 I (C 60) Steamer for Bahrain and neighbouring ports' [5r] (18/160)
The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 7 Mar 1914-22 Oct 1930. 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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te » S H I H E 2Sth Mar oil 1914.
COWIDIW IA1
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Major S.G.Knox C.I,
Pftlitical Resident in the Persian ^ulf , and H.B.-M 1
Consul General for JlarB ^c. ^c. - '
B U S H IRE ,
Sir,
We have the honour to inform you that this Company iias
under consideration the advisauilioy of sending to Bahrein a
szaall steamer, fe.s. 11 Amarapoora" or other, to run locally
between that port, Kateef, Ojeir, Kattar etc.
In the event of the Company deci ding to run such a
steamer to Kattar we understand that it will first "be necessary
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for you to coromunicate with Sheikh Abdul la of Kattar, and we
therefore have to request that you will cause the said Sheikh
to he informed that such a service is contemplated "by this
C
ompany and if thought necessary obtain his sanction*
r e learn that a native of Bahrein is reported to he
"bringing a launch to trade "between the ports referred to, and
under the circumstances we would ask that the matter "be "brought
"before the Sheikh with as little delay as possible.
e have the honour to be.
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Sir,
Your most obedi
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Agents B.I,S.N.<Jo/Ltd»
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This file contains correspondence that discusses the details of a proposal by the British India Steam Navigation Company to run a steamer service between the ports of Bahrain, Qatif, Oqair and Qatar.
The file also includes correspondence regarding Ibn Saud’s desire to establish a port on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 file (73 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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A bound correspondence file that is foliated in un-circled numbers on the top-right corner of each front-facing page.
Pagination starts on first page of writing in top right-hand corner and continues to last page of writing. The front page and the title page are not numbered. 2 blank pages at front and 4 at back.
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- IOR/R/15/1/333
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- 'File 19/139 I (C 60) Steamer for Bahrain and neighbouring ports'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:3v, 4v:13v, 13ar:13av, 14r:15v, 15ar:15av, 16r:21v, 23r:32v, 34r:37v, 39r:40v, 42r:55v, 57r:58v, 60r:63v, 65r:73v, 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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