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'File 19/248 III (C 88) Education at Bahrain' [‎4r] (16/610)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (301 folios). It was created in 4 Dec 1941-13 Aug 1945. It was written in English and French. 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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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. ,
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EXTERNAL D epartment.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
(N.R.—Tbm is an origiDal message, sent by air mail to save telegraphic
expense but intended to be treated on receipt with tlie same expedition as
i it lad been telegraphed. It has been drafted as if it were so despatched.)
From Secretary of State
To
Agent, Bahrein.
Dated December, 1941.
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. . Repeat Political
Agent, Bahrein. - "•
N o. Ext.7549/41.
Your Express Letter ITo.C/353 of 19th August,
Vallance.
BUSHIRF RES^^NCY.
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Salary of Mr .Adrian
A copy of a letter from the British Council is enclosed, from
\ "sen that a cheque for £750 representing the
d4th ) Council s grant towards Iilr.Vallance 1 s salar/uo to the end of
)er * ^ Septeniber 1940, was forwarded on 24th November" to the Eastern
• ~ anl. in I ondon or the credit of the Bahrein Government. ^ ^ 1
\7ith regard to paragraph 2 of the Council's letter, olease refer*'
.o paragraphs 3 and 4 of Prior's letter No.lO-S of"'January 4th 1940,
which stated that reports on the progress of Mr.Vallance 1 s work in '
^ sin and l^oweit v ould "be submitted at six monthly intervals for the
information of the British Council; and that 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. 's
reports/

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This file contains correspondence and reports regarding the development of the education system in Bahrain.

The correspondence is primarily between the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the British Council in London.

The file contains a report regarding the work of C.R.L Adrian-Vallance during his tenure as the Director of Education in Bahrain (November 1939 until July 1941) and correspondence about (and from) Adrian-Vallance’s successor, F.J Wakelin. Wakelin’s contract and expenses details are also enclosed.

The file contains correspondence regarding the difficulties of recruiting teachers locally and encouraging teachers from abroad as well as more general discussions about education in the region.

The file also contains correspondence between the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat regarding the behaviour of six students from Muscat who were enrolled in secondary school in Bahrain and subsequently sent back to Muscat for misbehaviour.

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1 volume (301 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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Originally a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. The file's complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, near the centre, at the top of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 301, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume. There are several incomplete foliation sequences and one complete sequence in the volume.

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English and French in Latin script
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