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'4/1 Bahrain Finances 2' [83r] (170/382)
The record is made up of 1 file (189 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1933-13 Nov 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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to a© ffltscr, ae £4 4#13 t 644/« # slightly more than 69 par oant
ot Ur total raTanua* The aatimate of ravamta for the year
lS 6 i ahova a furthay daolloa to fis. 6,36,171/-# Tha Ciril List
haa, it ia true, bean reduced to ft, 3,30,000/- or 69.8 pir cant
oi tr *2 total rarenua, but the Ooaerment of India observe from
Mr. B^lgr&Tt^a Report that, if the sevir^a accruing fran the
death of the late Shaikh bir Xaa bln All are taken into account,
little, ix any, actual reduction baa bean made.
3. The Govern*nt of India cannot view such a state of
affaire with a^uaniaity. They realise that Mr. Belgrava 1 #
poeition aa a paid servant of the State preclude a him fro*
exercising any real pressure on the Sheikh in the matter of his
Uvil List# They consider it essential that unless figures
' 0i 1 ** P*rt of the present financial y^ar, when available
show u probability that the budget will balance the extremely
serious nature of the financial poeition oi his State should be
cxplai ed to tm ihelkh in unequivocal terns and a substantial
reduction affected la his Civil List and will be glad to be
i ioriata with as little delay as possible how in your opinion
this could most affectively be dor*.
4, In conclusion I am to ask that an expression of the
Government of Xnaia f s appreciation of the manner in which he
Sidled the State finances in circumstances of great
diiflculty may be conveyed to Mr. Belgrave, financial Adviser
to the Bahrain Stats.
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
Sd/« W.X. Eraser-Tytler,
Foreign Secretary to the Gowrnat-nt of India.
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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 1351-1353AH (1933-1935). 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 economic problems caused by the decline in its pearling industry and the large proportion of its budget allocated to the ruling family's civil list. This correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave and 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. in Bahrain, Percy Gordon Loch but the file also contains correspondence (in English and Arabic) between Loch and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah].
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences on the inside 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 foliation sequence is also present between ff 6-189; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but have also been crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/196
- Title
- '4/1 Bahrain Finances 2'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 10r:13v, 20r:20v, 22r:22v, 27r:27v, 39r:42v, 45v:51v, 55r:60v, 65r:66v, 68r:72v, 81r:83v, 86r:99v, 106r:115v, 117r:124v, 126r:130v, 132r:132v, 134r:135v, 140r:141v, 148r:149v, 154r:154v, 158r:158v, 165r:188v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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