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'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency' [‎216r] (431/598)

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The record is made up of 1 file (297 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1935-10 Apr 1940. It was written in English. 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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(v) Major M.K. Afridi, visited Bahrain from
January 19th to 30th and May 11th to 17th, and prepared a
report on anti-malarial measures for the island. His final
report was received on the 7th December. Ways and means of
carrying it into effect are under consideration.
21. JUDICIAL
The total number of civil suits was 1101 as compared
with 1559 in 1937. The total number of criminal cases was
(i) Herr Heins, a director of the Hansa Company at Bremen,
visited Bahrain for a few days in March. He was paying an
official visit to Messrs. Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited,
who are the local agents for the Hansa Line.
(ii) Herr Hofinger of Messrs Ford Motors Limited arrived
in Bahrain on the 20th August 1938. The object of this visit
was stated to be in connection with the settlement of an agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
commission question in dispute between the Bahrain and Saudi
Arabia agents.
(iii) Herr Heinrich Reisinger of the Importing and Exporting
Firm of Johann Schlinz of Bremen, importers of mother of pearl,
arrived on business on the 24th September 1938. In view of
the European situation, he returned to Germany after a stay
of only two days.
(iv) Herr H.J. Wattenberg of Messrs. F. Unduetsch and Com
pany (Iraq) Limited arrived in Bahrain on the 28th November
1938 in connection with business with his Company^ local agent,
Mohammad Abdulnabi Bushiri, dealers in bazaar goods, cement and
iron and mother of pearl shells. He has applied on behalf of
his Company to open a branch in Bahrain.
(v) Herr H. Wengoborski, agent of the Hansa Line of
steamers at Ahwaz, arrived on the 1st December 1938 with the
object of accompanying the Hansa S.S. "Geirfels" on its
207 as compared with 291 in 1937.
22. ACTIVITIES OF GERMANS
inaugural/
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , including the reports themselves. Present in the file are the reports for the years 1935-1939.

The correspondence is 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. and representatives of institutions active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; the Indian Posts and Telegraph Department; American Mission Hospital; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Victoria Memorial Hospital; Petroleum Concessions Limited; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave). The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports are submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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 to the Political 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain. From 1938 the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report was subsumed into that of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .

The final reports are divided into short sections, each covering a particular subject. Each report contains information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and Al Khalifah Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain Armed Police; Local Affairs; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Electric Department; Education; Trade; Industries; Athletics; Boat Building and Shipping; Naval; Aviation; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Movements of Foreigners; British Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Slavery; and Climate.

Prior to 1938, when they were separate from the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. report, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports contained information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Trucial Shaikhs; Tours; British Interests; Aviation; Royal Navy; Visits by Foreign Ships of War; Shipping; Medical; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Raids and Disturbances; and Oil.

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1 file (297 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 299; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-298; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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