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'Note on Bahrain Islands' [3r] (5/10)
The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in c 1935-c 1939. 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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Communications Bahrain is a regular halt of Imperial
Airways and is 4 days distant from London "by Air and li from
Karachi.
Ships of the British India Steam Navigation Company call
at Bahrain every v;eek and maintain a regular servicb from
Bahrain to Basrah all Gulf ports, Karachi and Bombay.
Passports'. It is not sufficient for a passport to he made
valid for Bahrain. It must hear a visa to he obtained from
the Passport Office in London. Visas are not ordinarly
granted as there exist no amenities for tourists or travellers
such as hotels and rest houses.
Travel facilities: There is a branch of the Mesopotamia
Persia Corporation Limited in Bahrain who are agents for the
principal Shipping Companies and Imperial Airways.
Bank ; There is a branch of the Eastern Bank Limited under a
European Manager. The local currency is the Indian Rupee.
Customs: Except on drugs spirits, wines and firearms, there
is no restriction on imports and exports of all kinds. luty
varies from 5% to 15% ad valorem.
Alcohol: Bahrain is officially a t dry t state. The Ruler,
however, has made certain exemptions for Europeans which can
be ascertained from His Britannic Majesty'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.
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Shops: The ^suq.' (market) and its trade are expanding
and there are several firmn in keen competition from whom
all the principal tinned food stores can be purchased at
prices in general below those of India. Most household
articles are obtainable locally.
Pood:
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This printed memorandum is a note that contains general information on the islands of Bahrain. The note is divided into the following sections: General, Government, Relations with Great Britain, Climate, Population, Religion, Industry, Oil, Communication, Passports, Travel facilities, Bank, Customs, Alcohol, Shops, Food, Furniture, Electric Light, Servants, Motors, Games, Clubs, Hotels, etc., Tourists and Travellers, Aviation, Posts and Telegraphs, and Medical. The note is undated but would appear to have been compiled sometime in the mid to late 1930s.
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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 1, and terminates at folio 5, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel; these numbers are printed, but are not circled, and won't be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/L/PS/18/B454
- Title
- 'Note on Bahrain Islands'
- Pages
- 1r:5v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence