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'File 8/8 II Annual Administration Report of The Bahrain Agency' [‎353r] (705/720)

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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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traders* opportunities for money-making in the latter half of
the year.
(ii) Kotor transport on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. had become critical
by the end of the year and rany cars and lorries had to be taken
off the road for want of spare parts.
(iii) Special measures were taken during the year to fix
the prices of cereals and arrange for their equitable distri
bution. Two Companies were formed in Dubai and Sharjah to handle
the distribution of cereals and by the end of the year the
scheme was working well.
(iv) The pearling season was unusually successful this year,
the catch being bought at approximately three times the price
paid last year. A new departure was the purchase by Shaikh
Rashid bin Sa'id of Dubai of Rs.15,00,000 worth of pearls and
by the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi of Rs.70,000 worth.
5. SECURITY
There was some raiding by Awamir in June in Dubai
territory, in which camels were stolen but punitive parties from
Dubai killed five Awamir, wounded one, and captured three more
as well as ninety camels. About the same time five more of the
Awanir were killed in clashes with the Khawatir.
Shaikh Rashid bin Sa*id of Dubai visited Buraimi in
July end the Shaikh of the AY r amir asked pardon for his
tribesmen*s offences, offered a guarantee of non-aggression
against Dubai, end agreed to forego the blood rights for the
five Awamir killed. The captured camels were returned by both
sides, Shaikh Rashid received deputations from all the tribes
between Buraimi end Dhank. The Awanir have not since raided
in the Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . There was, however, seme minor raiding by
A1 Bu Khali outlaws of the Nana sir.
6. SHINING
During the year 22 steamers called at Dubai and 6
called at Sharjah.

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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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The file is arranged chronologically.

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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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