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'File 9/2 I Bahrain Reforms: Finances of the Bahrain Government' [174r] (374/556)
The record is made up of 1 volume (259 folios). It was created in 10 Jun 1923-15 Aug 1933. 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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He is not peyeona|a itrata with Shaikh Hamad,
partly "becauBe he has made little effort to acquire pro-
-ficiency in the Arabic language and partly because he is
addicted to proposing extraragant schemee, while at the
©asie time he i® a poor Bupenricor of expenditure. His
engagement will probably be terminated at the end of 3
years, and it is believed that it will then be poeaible to
engage a Bucceeeor in the Customs Department more cheaply^
9. SftBT examining the contracts made with Mr. de
Grcniere and Captain "homas (of Muscat), I find it necessary
to recommend a higher rate of salary than I had proposed in
London as J do not think that Mr. Belgrave*8 remuneration
should be less than jck&t Mr• de Greniere^.
To a certain extent the Financial Adviser and
Personal Assistant to Shaikh Hamad will be the Customs
director's superior officer.
10. 1 therefore propose for Mr. Belgrave the follow-
•ing terms ;•
Pay: Bs. 1000 — 50 — 2200.
Out of this Ss. 200/- p.m. will
be put into a Provident Fund
opened in the Eastern Bank, Ltd.
Period of engagement: T^rainatoe on thr s months 1 notice.
Quarters: Free, or Bs. 100/- p.m. in lieu.
Furlough: li months p.a. on full pay or 3
months on half pay, earned aftei
4 years* service.
Leave: X month p.a. in India.
Passages; 1 free let class on appointment
and completion of service, also
on furlough to 1ngland and on
leave to India.
11. I trust that these proposals will meet with the
approval of the Government of India. 1 shall be grateful
if I may be informed by telegraph of their orders, in order
that I may comnunicate the same to Mr. Belgrave as quickly
mm 1 have the honour to be,
as possible. Sir.
Your most obedient servant,
Sd/- F ,B . PRIDE AUX. Lieut-Col.,
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 ersian Gulf.
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The volume contains correspondence and papers relating to the finances of the Bahrain Government, and British officials' efforts to impose reforms on the Bahrain state finances.
Many of the letters in the volume are discussions between the 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. at Bahrain (Major Clive Daly until September 1926, thereafter Colonel Cyril Barrett) and 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Trevor until April 1924, thereafter Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Prideaux), about what needed to be done to regulate expenditure and generate income in Bahrain, with particular reference to the financial allowances given to members of the Al Khalifa family (for example folios 3-8, 27-29). The first monthly balance sheets, drawn up by Daly in December 1923, are enclosed (folios 32-38).
A large portion of the file is made up of monthly accounts sheets (including Bahrain civil lists), sent by Eastern Bank Limited to the 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. (January 1924 accounts at folios 46-58, and subsequent months distributed throughout the volume). Correspondence from Claude de Grenier, Director of the Bahrain Customs House, enclosing customs house receipts and expenditure also figure prominently (for example, folios 80-81, 98-100). Notes on the annual Bahrain state budget for the Hijri years 1343 to 1346 (1924-1927), with balance sheets prepared by Daly (and later, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) are also included in the file (folios 104-13, 187-90, 196-206, 231-46).
The file also contains correspondence from Prideaux to the Secretary of the Political Department at the 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. in Whitehall, dated 15 September 1925, indicating that Prideaux has found a man (Belgrave) qualified to work as a financial advisor to the Government of Bahrain (folios 168-69, 172B-175).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (259 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the volume have been arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the beginning to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The main foliation sequence begins on the front cover and finishes on the back cover, using numbers written mainly in blue crayon (with additions, clarifications and corrections in pencil). The numbers are occasionally circled and are usually 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, but can vary depending on the format of the folio.
The following foliation anomalies occur: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F; 157A and 157B. Foliation omissions: 61 and 179.
The following folios are fold-outs: 1, 37-38, 45, 48-53, 55-56, 58, 62-63, 66-68, 71-83, 95-100, 107, 111, 113 and 125-129.
The volume is tightly bound to the extent that the text on some items disappears into the gutter, making it difficult to read.
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- Title
- 'File 9/2 I Bahrain Reforms: Finances of the Bahrain Government'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1fv, 1gv, 1gv, 2r:24v, 25v:45v, 58v:59v, 60v, 62r:62v, 64v:66v, 80r:82v, 83v, 85v:86v, 102v:107v, 120v:122v, 125v, 127v, 136v, 137v:139v, 141v, 142v, 146v, 147v, 153v, 154v, 158v, 159v, 161v, 167r:171v, 172ar:172bv, 173r:178v, 186v, 190v:195v, 206v:207v, 210v:214v, 219v:220v, 222v, 228v:230v, 249v:253v, 254v:256v, 260v:265v, back-i
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