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'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms' [62r] (136/378)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1938-24 Sep 1941. 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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At about the same time the California Standard Company's senior
geologist was in Bahrain and enquired whether cement was made
here, and if not why not. These two remarks led to the thought
that it might be possible to manufacture cement in Bahrain, and
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I have had some discussion on this matter with Thornburg. Broadly
speaking there are, I gather, three main requisites — fuel,
limestone and clay. In Bahrain we have unlimited fuel — the
waste gases from the oil which are burnt off at present; we have
unlimited quantities of limestone, though we should want to know
something of its relative purity; and there is clay, used by the
potters of 'Ali. We do not know how extensive the clay beds are,
but I have suggested to Belgrave that he might be able to borrow
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or hire a geologist from the Oil Company to make a rough survey
of the (more or less) surface clay deposits. If these are ade-
quate then it seems highly probable that a most profitable indus
try can be started. I think it is uncommon for the three main
requisites to be found located - practically free - in so small
an area, and this factor should go a long way to ensuring that
Bahrain can manufacture cement at highly competitive prices.
The demand of course exists, and though the Bahrain Petroleum
Company may not require so much cement in future, certainly the
California Arabian Company will be using thousands of tons;
probably Petroleum Concessions Limited would be a big purchaser;
Abadan (which I^think uses Japanese cement at present) might be
a good customer if we can disguise origin; and Iraq with its
irrigation projects and so on should be a most valuable customer.
All this of course depends on Bahrain being able to produce a
really high grade Portland cement at a competitive price,
3. If once one industry is started others can get going also,
I still think that the mother-of-pearl button industry is a
possibility, but this would depend to a great extent on India
giving Bahrain a preferential customs rate, I think I right
in saying that pearl buttons in India are almost a Japanese
monopoly /-
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This file contains correspondence regarding a number of topics including the role of the youth in anti-British agitation in Bahrain, anti-British sentiment in the Arabic-language press, attempts to hire an appropriate official to draw up criminal and penal codes for Bahrain, the suspected anti-British activities of Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa's oldest brother, Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, discussions regarding the rising level of local resentment towards Shaikh Hamad's adviser, Charles Belgrave and the movements of an individual named Ali Bin Khalifa Al Fadl (who had been previously been deported from Bahrain for sedition and was seeking to return to the country).
The file also contains a list of ideas on how to expand the Bahraini economy (composed 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. in Bahrain, Hugh Weightman). The ideas proposed included the establishment of a concrete manufacturing plant, a rationalisation of the fishing industry, the development of a mother-of-pearl button industry and improvements in agriculture.
The file also contains occasional references to the existence of Pan-Arab sentiment in Bahrain, notably concerning the situation in Palestine.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (187 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume. The main foliation system starts on the 1st page and continues through to the 3rd folio from the back of the volume. This sequence is 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.
A second foliation system (73-221) commences on f.71 and finishes on f.179. It paginates pages where text is present on both sides of the folio. This sequence is also written in pencil but is not circled; it can be located in the same position as the main foliation system. Foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on f.1b.
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- 'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:13v, 18r:23v, 30r:36v, 39r:85v, 88r:88v, 90r:138v, 140r:180v, i-r:ii-v, back-i
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