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'File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances' [97r] (194/253)
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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Office of 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.
, Pereian Qulf,
Camp, Bahrain,
the 24th July 1946.
Belgrave told me today that during the war the
Shaikh has been supplementing the allowances paid to his
nunerous relatiyes from his own share of the oil royalties*
He now finds hixaself short of money and wishes to reimburse
himself by drawing from the State treasury a sum of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
four or five
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
which is roughly what he has spent on
these additional allowances# He also wishes to increaae
his Civil List by about Ss 50,000/- to be distributed amongst
the various recipients in dearness allowances which it is
his intention to reduce or withdraw according as deamess
allowances paid to Government servants etc. are reduced
or withdrawn.
2. Belgrave told me that he had not informed the
Shaikh that he is mentioning the matter to me and that for
the present he is trying to choke him off. He would be
grateful for advice regarding the course he should follow.
3, Would you kindly let me have your views upon the
subject.
Lieut.-Colonel A«C.Galloway, C. I.B. ,0.B.ii.,
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.
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- Content
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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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