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'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency' [‎275r] (549/598)

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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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Summary of Geological Work in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Areas in 1939.
Oman and Dhofar and tha Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
From Ist January "bo 14th February Messrs* Thompson and Hotchkiss
were engaged in completing the aerial surrey which had been begun in
December 1938. The boundaries between the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Sheikhdoms
and the Sultan of Muscat’s territories not haring been defined, the
whole of the work done on behalf of Petroleum Derelopment (Trucial
Coast) Ltd., and Petroleum Derelopment (Oman and Dhofar) Ltd., is
reported together.
From 30th January to 6th February the party was in Marbat and did
sufficient ground work to establish the stratigraphic succession in Dhofar.
The remainder of the period was spent in aerial reconnaissance and
systematic aerial photography.
The following areas were covered by systematic flights during which
oblique photographs were taken
(a) From the main Oman Range westward to the Rub ’al Khali,
as far south as Latitude 23° North-South flights at
5 -mile intervals with photographs every 10 miles.
(b) From the meridian of Baraimi westward to the meridiem
of Abu Dhabi. North-South flights at 30-mile
intervals with photographs every 10 miles.
(c) The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. from Abu Dhabi to the southeast comer
of the Qatar peninsula. East-West flights at 30-mile
intervals with photographs every 10 miles on the
northern flight only.
(d) Dhofar. North-South flights at 30-mile intervals and
an East-West flight along the face of the mountains.
(e) A flight was made over the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. islands north
of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
The following smaller areas were each covered by a mosaic of
vertical photographs:-
Jebel Fayah
” Aqdar
" Hafit
” Ebri
M Hatmar
A synclinal trough.
On completion of the aerial photography, it was decided that a
further programme of ground work could not be laid down until an
examination of the phtographs had been made; and also until further
negotiations had been carried out with the inland sheikhs.
The party therefore left for Basrah on 14th February.
For the winter season 1939-40 it was proposed that*-
(a) A geological party should do a ground survey in
any areas selected from the reconnaissance work
which political negotiation had made accessible.
(b) A geophysical party should carry out a gravimeter
survey in Abu Dhabi and other areas west of the
Oman Range.
Owing to the war, these progranmes have been suspended.
Qatar
No further field geological work was done in 1939.

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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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