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'File 4/16 Director of Education; Bahrain' [198r] (395/654)
The record is made up of 1 file (327 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1939-20 Jun 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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Urgent ,
No,C/865
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain 4 the 21st June 1942
To
The Adviser to the Government
Bahrain.
Memorandum
I have received a letter from 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.
asking me to arrange for Mr. Wakelin to visit Kuwait to in
spect schools there before October 1942.
2. You will remember that it was one of the conditions
of the British Council’s grant that the JSducational Adviser
at Bahrain should be permitted to visit Kuwait for a period
up to one month in each school year. Will you please let
me know as soon as possible what dates for the visit would
suit the Bahrain Government and Mr. Wakelin, and I will inquire
from 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.
, Kuwait, whether those dates would
also suit the Kuwait Government. I do not know when the
school year at Kuwait begins and ends, but presumably this
information can be obtained from Kuwait students now in Bahrain.
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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.
, Bahrain.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials relating to the development of Education in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Specifically, the correspondence relates to the appointment of C R L Adrian-Vallance as Director of Education in Bahrain in 1939 and the appointment of his successor, F J Wakelin in 1941.
The performance of both Adrian-Vallance and Wakelin is also discussed at length. An assessment of Adrian-Vallance's tenure written by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain is contained on folios 169-173.
The file also contains a report on education in Kuwait written by F J Wakelin in 1942 (ff 232-240).
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- 1 file (327 folios)
- Physical characteristics
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. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-312; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. Pagination: the index section at the back contains a pagination sequence in pencil between ff 315-322.
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- IOR/R/15/2/209
- Title
- 'File 4/16 Director of Education; Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 19r:24v, 27r:32v, 42r:49v, 50v:102v, 104r:109v, 114r:117v, 120r:124v, 126r:126v, 128r:128v, 130r:130v, 132r:141v, 144r:147v, 149r:152v, 154r:156v, 159r:162v, 164r:165v, 167r:167v, 174r:174v, 178r:182v, 189r:193v, 197r:198v, 201r:206v, 208r:210v, 212r:214v, 216r:221v, 224r:227v, 229r:230v, 241r:242v, 245r:249v, 251r:260v, 262r:269v, 272r:277v, 279r:280v, 282r:282v, 284r:295v, 297r:305v, 307r:326v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence