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'File 34/2 I Director of Education at Bahrain' [106v] (223/447)
The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1944-18 Jun 1947. 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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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding their attempts to appoint a Director of Education in Bahrain to replace the outgoing director F James Wakelin, a secondee from the British Council.
Much of the correspondence is between British officials in the Gulf and British Council officials in the Middle East and London. Several potential replacements for Wakelin are mentioned and the status of education in Bahrain more broadly is discussed. The file also contains information regarding the British Council's expenditure and activities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region during this period.
The file also contains details of a visit made to the UK by Ahmed Al Omran, the Deputy Director of Education in Bahrain, between 22 July and 18 September 1946. A detailed copy of the programme of events arranged for Al Omran by the British Council is contained on folios 176-179.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (222 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the first page of text and terminates at the last page of text; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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 sequence is present between ff. 1-200; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Circled index numbers written using blue/red crayon and black/red ink can also be found throughout the volume.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/839
- Title
- 'File 34/2 I Director of Education at Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:2v, 4v, 5v:8v, 10v:15v, 16v:20v, 21v:23v, 25v:27v, 28v:29v, 30v:32v, 35v:38v, 39v:40v, 42r:43v, 44v:45v, 47v, 48v:49v, 50v:61v, 62v:66v, 67v:69v, 74v:80v, 81v:83v, 84v:89v, 92v:95v, 97r:97v, 98v:100v, 101v:106v, 109r:110v, 111v:116v, 117v, 119v:120v, 122v:124v, 125v:135v, 137r, 138r:139v, 140v, 141v:147v, 148v:149v, 150v:152v, 153v:159v, 160v:164v, 165v:174v, 175v, 179v:188v, 190v:216v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence