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'File 8/8 VII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1948' [‎123r] (245/322)

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The record is made up of 1 file (159 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1949-11 Jan 1950. 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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met at the aerodrome by the Shaikh of Sharjah and was visited by
bharjah and Dubai notables and also by Shaikh Rashid bin Sai'd.
He left for India next morning.
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On the 16th March Mr. Wilfred Thesiger, D.S.O.,
arrived at Abu Dhabi by camel from the Hadhramaut. He left Abu
Dhabi for Buraimi on the 1st April and arrived at Sharjah from
Buraimi on the 10th May. He left for Bahrain by a sailing boat
on the 19th May. On the 20th October he arrived at Sharjah from
•Bahrain by air and on the 26th left for Abu Dhabi whence he
proceeded by camel to Buraimi, Liwa and Bainuna areas.
On the 8th October His Highness the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Bhopal
and Her Highness the Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. passed through Sharjah on their way
to the Hedjas for pilgrimage. The 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. Agent met Their
Highnesses at the aerodrome. On the 4th November Their High
nesses again passed through Sharjah on their way back to India.
They were met at the aerodrome by the Shaikh of Sharjah.
On the <£nd December, Air Commodore Towsey, Lieut-
Colonel Lonsdale, Wing Commander Douglas and Mr. T. Jones of
B.M.E.O., arrived at Sharjah by air and left on the 6th.
On the 16th December, Colonel Bertram Thomas, C.M.G.,
O.B.E., Arab Adviser to Shell Group, arrived at Sharjah, to
renew his friendship with the Trucial Shaikhs. He visited Dubai,
Abu Dhabi, Has al Khaimah and Umm al Qaiwain. He left for Kuwait
by steamer on the 23rd December.
10. POSTAL SERVICES.
On the 11th February Mr. H.C. Breach, Superintendent,
British Post Offices, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived at Sharjah in
connection with the taking over of postal services in Dubai from
the Pakistan Government.
With effect from the 1st April H.M.G. took over the
administration of the postal services in Dubai from the Pakistan
Government and British stamps of various denominations over
printed with Indian currency value were introduced.
The Royal Air Force duty aircraft continued to ca^ry
the mail once a week between Dubai and Bahrain.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1948 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 active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; British Postal Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; 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 116-129) 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain.

The final report (folios 123-148), which includes the final, summarised 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. Al Khalifa; 2. Education; 3. Agriculture; 4. Water Conservation; 5. Municipalities; 6. Public Works; 7. Electricity Department; 8. Telephone Department; 9. Transport Department; 10. Pearling; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Post Office; 15. Administration of Justice; 16. Police; 17. Economic; 18. Medical; 19. Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 20. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 21. Cable and Wireless Limited; 22. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 23. Royal Navy; 24. United States Navy; 25. Royal Air Force; 26. US Consul, Dhahran; 27. Visitors; 28. Bahrain and Palestine; 29. Bahrain and Persia; 30. Items of Interest; 31. Weather; 32. Qatar; 33. 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 159-60 are internal office notes.

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1 file (159 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 back cover with 161; 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 typed foliation sequence is also present between ff 40-88; these numbers are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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