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'File 8/8 IV Annual Administration Report for 1945' [‎125r] (249/280)

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The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1946-9 Mar 1946. 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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more than doubled and increased towards the close of
the year. Exchange on India in particular was in
great demand during the last three months of the year.
' (ii) Eastern Bank .
The transactions of the Eastern Bank were
concerned chiefly in financing the requirements of the
oil companies operating in this area,, and the Navy,
Army and Air Force Services. Their imports in currency
notes amounted to Rs.119 lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and sales on India
amounted to Rs.70,94,392.
During the year they received 583 bills
for collection chiefly from England, India, south
Africa and the United States of America with a total
value amounting to £.98,691.
The chief goods imported through the bank
from England were cigarettes, piecegoods, hosiery,
bicycles, vvoollen material, hats, photographic material,
stationery, medicines and machinery; and from South
Africa, tinned provisions, and canned fruits.
(iii) Imperial Bank of Iran .
The year 1945 was the first year of the
Imperial Bank»s working in Bahrain, and its activities
showed a steady increase throughout the year. The total
held in current accounts increased to Rs.31,00,000 on
the 31st December, 1945, from Rs.5,00,000 on 31.12.1944.
The Bank’s total operations in foreign
exchange were:-
Purchases Rs.103 lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Sales Rs.56 lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Their imports in currency notes and coin
amounted to Rs.56,15,000 during the year. Credits were
opened to cover imports into Bahrain to the extent of
Rs.375,000. The total value of bills received for
collection amounted to Rs.850,000.
During December of the year under review
the bank made an agreement to purchase a site for a
°^ ce ‘ J his site ls situated on Prior Road between
th ! Messrs - Gray Mackenzie and Company, Limited,
and the Arabian American Oil Company.
24 ' CABLE & WIRELESS LIMITED .
The staff of this branch number 43, of whom
live are European and the rest Indian.
Their services were adequately maintained
throughout the year, continuous watch for shipping and
aircraft being kept, in addition to their telegraphic
activities, both Commercial and Service.
During the year an agreement was reached
between the Bahrain Government and cable & Wireless
Limited for the installation and operation by the
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1945 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. , as well as the reports themselves.

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 that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 98-105) is 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. at Bushire.

The final report (folios 111-135), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Telephone Department; 10. Pearl Industry; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Accidents within Port Limits; 15. Medical (General); 16. The Post Office; 17. Administration of Justice; 18. Education; 19. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 20. Visits of Foreign Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. The Weather; 23. Economic; 24. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 26. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 27. The Royal Air Force; 28. American Consulate; 29. Qatar; 30. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.

Folios 137-139 are internal office notes.

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1 file (138 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside 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 sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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