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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [188r] (397/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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,
CgWIMITIAL,_
'Ho. P.261-11/33
The Foreign Secretaiy to the Goverment of India,
To
The Hon'ble 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
few Delhi, the October 1933.
Sir.!
I am directed to refe^ to correspondence ending with
your express letter Uo. 1296-S, dated the 7th October 1933
on the subject of the financial position of the Bahrain
State.
2. The Government of India have read these documents
with much concern. An examination of the Report shows that
the present condition of the State finances can only be
described as most serious and the Government of India note
with great misgiving Mr. Belgrave f s opinion that the State
is at present heading for bankruptcy and may in a few years
have to turn to the Government of India for financial
assistance. They realise that the discovery of oil in
Bahrain may eventually effect a very considerable improve
ment in the revenues of the State but they consider that the
fact that an increasing income may be derived from this
source in the future does not in itself justify the
continuance of the present state of affairs. They observe
that in the year 1345 the total revenue of the State was
Es. 11,9l,8l0/-,of which a sum of Ks. 4,50,094/-, equivalent
to 45 per cent, was absorbed by the Civil List, and that in
the following year the percentage of Civil List to total
revenue dropped to 37.? per cent. In 1351 revenue had
fallen to Es. 6,84,298/- but the Civil List still amounted
to
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This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1bv, ii-r:iii-v, 1cr:1cv, 5r:15v, 20r:21v, 26r:31v, 36r:37v, 43r:43v, 45r:49v, 61r:79v, 142r:151v, 156r:165v, 166er:166ev, 170r:186r, 187r:197v, 216r:222v, 229r:240v, 242r:245v, 320v:339v, back-i, back, 341r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence