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'File H/15 Building of Pier in Manama' [67r] (135/252)
The record is made up of 1 file (126 folios). It was created in 3 May 1903-24 Mar 1917. 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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[67
Conl ictontial-
yVc?. tiih Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Bahrain, 12tli Jime 1911,
To
Your D.O.of 9th June 1911.
T a1or Knox discussed the natter oj the Pior
with the %eikh in the end of Harch on the lines in
dicated in 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.
's D # 0.letter dated
34th January 1911 and enclosures,
ri, he ^heikli did not seen at all enanoured
of t,hf) idea and in particular seemed a^verse to
accepting a loan Iron ^'^ovemnent on the grounds that
he feared the responsibility of repayment at tines
appointed should the schene prove a :ailure.
Other methods of raising the money were
su^cqjested to him# an I he said he would tliinlc over the
matter.
} r .e has not referred to it since. I snail
approach him a rain on the subject Then I ne:<t see him.
Captain L.Birdvrood,I # A,,
Virst Assistant Resident,
Bushire.
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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 and the British 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, as well as J.W. Storrs, Sub-Divisional Engineer at Bushire, Sheikh ‘Īsā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, Sheikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsā Āl Khalīfah, Yūsuf Kanoo, Seth Rao Sahib Tirathdas Maharaj, Director of Bahrain Customs, and various merchants, shipping agents and contractors.
This correspondence concerns the proposal to build a pier and godwons (warehouses) at Manama, Bahrain. Included within the correspondence are details concerning shipping, the loading and unloading of cargo, and wharfage fees at Bahrain; estimates and expenses for building materials; surveys of the proposed location for the pier; and fund-raising for the project among Bahraini merchants.
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- 1 file (126 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled 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. A second uncircled foliation sequence commencing on f. 2 is also present.
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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/15/2/49
- Title
- 'File H/15 Building of Pier in Manama'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 2v, 3v, 4v, 5v:15v, 17r:53v, 54v:70v, 71av:71bv, 72r:77v, 80ar:80bv, 81av:81bv, 83ar:83bv, 84r:84v, 85v, 86ar:86cv, 87r:92v, 93v:96r, 97r:99v, 100v:103r, 104r:104v, 106v, 107av:107bv, 108r:111v, 113r:114v, 115v:117v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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