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'File 4/13 Bahrain Government press' [‎4r] (7/12)

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The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1948-4 Mar 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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No. ^J/- tf/- Of 1367
Office of the Adviser to
the Government, Bahrain
Dated, E4th R/Thani 1367
March 4, 1948
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H. B. M*s 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. ,
Bahrain.
Memorandum: -
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Reference my letter No.550-9A/EL dated 17th
January 1948, I have now been able to place an order
for Arabic type for use in the printing press which
we are expecting to receive shortly.
Have you still any of the paper which you used
to supply to Abdulla Zaid for his newspaper during
the war, if so the Bahrain G-overnment would like to
purchase any quantity which may be available.
n * J-
Adviser to the Government.
Confidential.

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This file contains three items of correspondence (reference numbers D.O. No.550-EL; D.O. No.C/121; No.931-EL), two of which are confidential. The correspondence took place between William Rupert Hay ( 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. , Bahrain), Cornelius James Pelly ( 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. , Bahrain) and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave (Adviser to the Bahrain Government).

The correspondence mainly concerns Belgrave's successful request to Pelly for help in sourcing Arabic type, for use in a new printing press due to be supplied to the Bahrain Government by Charles Kendall & Partners, government procurement agents in England.

The file cover is made up of two re-used sections from earlier file covers. From its markings, the back of the file cover was previously used for secret file no. 8/5-ii, entitled ‘R.A.F. Iraq Intelligence Summary, 1941’.

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1 file (4 folios)
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File papers are arranged chronologically. At the end of the file are one and a half pages of file notes listing the file contents, which comprise three documents. The list also records the reference numbers ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’ which has been written on the three documents in blue or red crayon and encircled.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: numbered 1 to 5 in pencil in the top right hand corner and encircled. The numbering starts at the front of the file, on the file cover (f.1) and ends on the inside cover at the back of the file (f.5).

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English in Latin script
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