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'File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs' [154r] (325/567)
The record is made up of 1 volume (287 folios). It was created in 17 May 1914-18 Jun 1929. 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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Colonel A.P.Trevor,
H.B.M.Politieal Resident,
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.
,
BUSHIRE.
Dear Sir,
T received to-day a telegram, which I have
decoded as follows:-
'Are you engaged? Would you like appointment of
'Director of Customs, Bahrein Customs.
'not necessary" as work simple. Pay Rs.1,000.
'per month, rising by annual instalments of
'Rs.50. to 2,200.
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
; 200 of which to "be
'paid to Provident Fund fullstop.
'Free quarters or
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
100. per month in lieu
'fullstop.
'Leave rules practically same as those for Civil
'Servants indebtedness (IGOHD) fullstop.
'First-class passage paid out and home on
'commencement and completion of contract
'which should in first instance "be for three years
'or preferably four fullstop.
|Think job worth having chief drawback being
'climate. If you accept when can you start?
'Trevor'.
I replied to-day by telegram in Bentley's code
as follows:-
'GYPIC t ACHUK SAWAMGISRY ODVADAC t KOV
'OJUSM. de Grenier,
8 Sheep Street,
NORTHAMPTON.',
by which I desired to state:-
tefully accept. Start fortnight. Please
'advise procedure'.
I need hardly say that I am deeply grateful
for the kind thought which prompted you to make this
offer to me; and, while I am now holding a fairly
satisfactory appointment in this town, as Accountant to
a large manufacturing company, I should be most glad to
come back to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, especially as the salary
offered is considerably better than my present one.
As it occurred to me that probably the
necessary formalities would be entered into in London,
The P^tchley,
8 Sheep Street,
NORTHAMPTON.
9th November, 1923.
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This file contains correspondence related to the administration of the Customs House in Bahrain from 1914 until 1929.
The earlier correspondence relates to a disagreement between Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Bin Saud regarding tariff charges on goods entering and leaving Bahrain from the mainland.
The bulk of the correspondence discusses Claude De Grenier, who was appointed Director of Customs in Bahrain in 1923.
The details of De Grenier's appointment (including the contract agreed between him and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa) and his performance in the job (which was heavily criticised) are both discussed at length.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (287 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the spine (which is loose); these numbers are written in pencil and may 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. Foliation errors: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F and 1G; 3A, 3B and 3C; 74A and 74B; 143A and 143B; 203A and 203B; 216A and 216B; 234A, 234B and 234C.
Foliation omissions: ff 199-200
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- IOR/R/15/1/331
- Title
- 'File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs'
- Pages
- 154r:155v, 156r:157v, 160r
- Author
- deGrenier, Claud Cranbrook Lewis
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