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'File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances' [152r] (326/654)
The record is made up of 1 volume (325 folios). It was created in 11 Jul 1924-11 Jul 1931. 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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Bo,58.T.of 1930.
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Office of 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.
,
I.G.T.S."iatrick Stewart' 1 ,
At Sea # dated the 16th Norember 19^0.
From
To
The Hon*ble Lt.Colonel H.V. ieooe,i.A#,
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.
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
NSW i)i£LHI.
Sir,
I hare the honour to report that I recently visited
lahrain and found the economic situation there very I'ad.
2 # These islands are almost entirely dependent on l.he
pearl trade and the catch this year has been below the average
while the market is lifeless. Great hopes were placed on
the visit of Ur. Victor Rosenthal ; the iarisian pearl mer
chant, but he only bou^ ht about 4 or 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
worth of pearls.
3, I met him recently in Buehire and he told me that
the Hew York buyers who were usually in Paris by this time
had not yet arrived and were holding back and therefore he
restricted his purchase in Bahrain, but mi^ht possibly
buy on a more extensive scale in omoay, it was difficult
to ascertain the value of the pearls which had been soldi
the political A^ent estima ed it at about £ ^00,000/-, but
one or two merchants with whom I discussed tihe matter put it
at considerarly less and estimated the sales^about 30
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
4, It is the custom at this time of the year at
Bahrain for divers to receive advances, locally known as
" tiskam" ....
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This file contains detailed information regarding Bahrain's finances between 1924 and 1931.
The file contains annual financial reports that include budget, revenue and expenditure details for the Government of Bahrain in this period. Education, the pearling industry and other economic issues are also discussed in the correspondence.
A selection of translations of Arabic-language press articles (from 1930) related to Bahrain are contained in the file on ff. 291 - 293.
The file also contains a number of photographic images:
- f. 195 - Image of Jaffariah School.
- f. 196 - Two images of Manamah-Muharrak Bridge under construction.
- f. 207 - Image of a new road built on the seafront in Muharrak.
- f. 281 - Two images of newly-built quarantine camp in Muharrak.
An architectural blueprint of the quarantine camp is also included (on f.282).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (325 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 sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation is circled in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 316, ending on the inside of the back cover.
Anomalies: f.1A-D; f.80A; f.96A; f.106A; f.111A; f.154A; f.251A.
No ff.255-256.
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- 'File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:27v, 39r:41v, 58r:62v, 64r:65v, 68r:68v, 89r:94v, 121r:134v, 136r:138v, 140r:153v, 154ar:154bv, 155r:155v, 219r:231v, 233r:238v, 282v, 310r:312v, ii-r:iv-v, back-i
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