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'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [85r] (169/253)
The record is made up of 1 file (125 folios). It was created in 17 Oct 1941-6 Apr 1948. 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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10. It is Impossible sitting in my chair to hazard
more than a guess about the reliability of BelgraTe^
opinion of ?4r« Alawi. personally I do not like the
sound of it at all y and do not hesitate to express my
opinion that a properly trained man of much aigher
calibre is required. The chief auditor himself told
me that yearly he submitted some 40 pages of audit
objections, and I think, we should find that a properly
trained accountant is required. To enable me more
accurately to estimate the position I propose to discuss
the matter with the Financial Adviser. We need not go so
closely into the State's internal workings by calling for
a copy of the audit objections, but I should like to see
one of his reports and propose to ask the financial Adviser
to show me one.
U. while on the subject of finance I should like to
point out that the State, acting on^Hesidency advice vide
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.
demi-official letter No.27S -S dated the 1st May|
1941, has a sum of 113
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
invested in Government of India
stock. I think we should assure ourselves of the safety of
this money, and the position of its availability for re
investing elsewhere, now or later on, as may be thought
necessary in view of the impending change of government in
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This file contains Bahrain government budget reports and other detailed financial records for the years 1941 to 1948. The documents in the file include details of goverment revenue and expenditure and discussion related to the size of the allowances received by the Al Khalifa family.
Of note are folios 41 and 42, on which financial details from 1943/44 have been printed on the reverse of two unrelated posters - presumably due to a paper shortage during war time.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (125 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a bound correspondence file but the sheets have now been unbound and are loose. Foliation in small encircled numbers in pencil in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Starts on front cover and continues to last letter page. Folios 41 and 42 are in an envelope. Additional inconsistent system of pagination starts with 3 on f.2. This is partly in larger uncircled numbers and partly in smaller numbers prefaced with 'p.'. Occasional pages also have large encircled numbers in red or blue crayon.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/355
- Title
- 'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5v, 9v:10v, 13v:17v, 19v:20v, 22v:38v, 46v, 52v:58v, 61v:62v, 64v, 67v, 70v:89v, 90v, 91v, 93v:103v, 104v, 107r:108v, 109v:122v, 123v:125v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence