'4/1 Bahrain Finances 3' [‎8r] (20/568)

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This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1354-1359AH (1935-1940). These records include details of the expenditure and budget of the government.

The file also contains correspondence that discusses Bahrain's financial situation, notably the improved economic situation in the country caused by increased oil royalties being received by the government.

This correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave and British government officials including Percy Gordon Loch, Tom Hickinbotham and Hugh Weightman (all of whom served as 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. in Bahrain during this period) and Trenchard Craven Fowle and Charles Geoffrey Prior (both of whom served as 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ).

The file contains a copy (in English and Arabic) of a letter sent from Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] to Charles Geoffrey Prior (f 238). It also contains a copy of the Iraqi newspaper Al Nas from 11 July 1940 (ff 251-252) accompanied by an English translation (f 253) of an article contained in the paper that criticises the political situation in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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1 file (279 folios)

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Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present. The first is located between ff 5-278; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but they have been crossed through. The second is an incomplete sequence between ff 187-259; again, these numbers are written in pencil, but they are not circled. Both additional sequences are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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