'File 22/1 II Miscellaneous correspondence regarding establishment of observatory at Bahrain' [‎12r] (19/226)

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The correspondence and other papers contained in the file relate to the day-to-day operations of the weather observatory in Bahrain. These include the rising costs of living in Bahrain, in part a result of the growth of the oil industry, population growth and housing shortages which have caused rent rises; staff changes at the observatory; and ongoing arrangements for the hire and transportation of equipment for the observatory.

The correspondence towards the end of the file deals primarily with questions concerning the future of the Bahrain observatory in the wake of Indian independence, and the transfer of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. to Bahrain. Letters sent by Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. raise questions over who has responsibility for the observatories at Bahrain and Sharjah, and the duplication of work between the Bahrain observatory and the Royal Air Force observatory at nearby Muharraq (ff 75, 76-82). A letter from 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. , dated 3 November 1948, announces the closure of the Bahrain observatory, with the RAF observatory at Muharraq superseding its operations (ff 86-87). After the closure of the Bahrain observatory, correspondence in the file continues between the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Meteorological Officer based at the RAF's observatory at Muharraq (ff 90-96).

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1 file (112 folios)

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The correspondence and other papers in the file have been arranged in chronological order, from the earliest piece at the beginning, to the latest at the end. Office notes were maintained at the end of the file (ff 97-110), and mirror the chronological order of the file papers.

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Foliation: The foliation starts on the first page, and uses pencil numbers in top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page. There is an occasional additional numbering in blue crayon. An additional foliation sequence, since crossed out, starts on f 97. The following folios are missing: ff 3-4, f 7. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff 19, 19A-B; ff 52, 52A.

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