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'File 8/8 II Annual Administration Report of The Bahrain Agency' [‎348r] (695/720)

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The record is made up of 1 file (358 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1941-15 Feb 1944. 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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12 lbs. of wheat, 4 lbs. of flour and 4 lbs. of ba-ley. Sugar
1 as also been rationed at lbs. per month per adult but it is
satisfactory to note that stocks of tea, coffee, and dates were
sufficient to meet local demands though there was a distinct
shortage of certain kinds of piecegoods.
Cattle, sheep, goats, ghee, charcoal, fire-wood,
potatoes, and fresh fruit have all to be obtained from neigh
bouring countries as the vegetation and the climate of the
islands are not conducive to cattle-breeding or fruit and potato
cultivation* Ihere was a serious shortage of these comnodities
in the late summer and autumn but the decision of the Government
of India to permit the export of an increased quota of tea and
sugar from India greatly relieved the situation as it provided
local merchants with goods for barter purposes.
It has been the policy of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Bahrain
Government that while the Bahrain Government continue to be the
ole importers of essential cereals and sugar, quotas for tea,
coffee, ghee, piecegoods and cigarettes are divided among the
established Importers of these commodities.
It is desirable to mention how well the Municipalities
of Manamah and Moharraq have co-operated with the Bahrain
Government in the issue of ration cards and the distribution of
rationed foodstuffs. The ration system is working remarkably
well and surprisingly srao' thly when it is considered that two-
thirds of the population are quite illiterate. The cereal and
sugar rations are considered by local medical authorities to be
adequate f'or the physical needs cf the people but unfortunately
many of the poorer members of the community have not the where
withal to purchase a full ration with the result that malnutri
tion &nd its attendant bodily disorders is becoming apparent.
The continual Increase in the prices of essential foodstuffs is
a matter for grave concern to the local authorities, and it nay
well be that if prices continue to rise not only will it be
necessary to make further and large increases in war allowances

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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual 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. Office, as well as the reports themselves.

Present within the file are the reports for the years 1940-43. Each Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. report contains a prose statement and sometimes statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Officers; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Agriculture; Municipalities; Customs; Public Works; Electric Department; Pearling Industry; Boatbuilding and Shipping; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of British Notables; Visits of Foreign Notables; Visits of Arab Notables; Qatar; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Foreign Interests; Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Fighter Fund; Accidents Within Port Limits; Education; Royal Air Force Levies; Economic; and Cable And Wireless Ltd. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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 the time of submission to 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. at Bushire.

Each report on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. contains information on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Trucial Shaikhs; British Interests; Tours; Aviation; Royal Navy; Shipping; Medical; Raids and Disturbances; Oil; The [Second World] War; Red Oxide; Pearling; Fighter Fund; Local Affairs; Royal Air Force Levies; Economics; Security; Population.

Preceding each report is correspondence 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 the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include: Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain; the Director of Customs and Port Officer; the Postmaster or sub-Postmaster of the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals (men's and women's), the Victoria Memorial Hospital, and the Medical Department of the Bahrain Government; representatives of Bahrain Petroleum Company and Petroleum Concessions Ltd; the Political Officer at Sharjah; and representatives of The Eastern Bank and Cable and Wireless Ltd.

At the back of the file (folios 355-59) are internal office notes.

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1 file (358 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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. A previous foliation, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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