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'File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs' [208r] (431/567)
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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Tran8lati#n «f a letter fr»m Skaik Hamsid Bin 1 Isa t© Maj •r
Daly Political Ag«nt Bahrain, dated 20th Ratals 1344. marked
(Khasusi) Confidential.
A. G.
Ytur friend reminds Your excollency regarding y®ur promise
"feefere my departure on my hawking trip,that you would refer to
His Excellency 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.
regarding the Director of
Customs. It is not conceal^# from Y.E. that tht character ©f
the Director now present hero is not agrooa'ble to my subjects,
who discuss him very much with your friond. Y.E» will rememoer
that whon v/e talked al®out tko appointDiont of an Adviser when we
were in London, I requested you to replace the Director til £* xk ->-
Customs "tey someone else and Y.E. informed mo that you v/ou'ld
havt te consult the Hon^lo the Resident in this matter.
It is not concealed frem Y.E. that the present Director is not
at#le to talk aralsic and His Excellency Colonel Knox and yourself
promised me,when he was appointed that the Director should
either "tee a'ble t® speak araiiic or that it would fee a condition
that hi would learn quickly. Besides this there are matters
which are not concealed from you. How therefore I ask your
assistance in this matter and oe it understood to you that this
is what was neccessary t® be submitted and may God preserve you.
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/331
- Title
- 'File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1gv, 2r:2v, 3ar, 3br:3bv, 3cv, 4r:28v, 30r:64r, 65r:73v, 74ar:74bv, 75r:77v, 81r:96v, 98r:98v, 100r:100v, 102r:105v, 108r:123v, 125r:128v, 130r:141v, 143ar:143bv, 144r:153v, 158r:159v, 160v, 162r:163v, 168r:168v, 174r:180v, 181v:185v, 188r:189v, 194r:194v, 196r:198v, 201r:202v, 203br:203bv, 204r:215v, 216ar, 216br, 217v:221v, 223r:233v, 234br, 234v, 234cr:234cv, 235r:273v, back, spine
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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