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'File 32/7 (4/6) Bahrain Cinemas' [‎68r] (135/200)

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The record is made up of 1 file (100 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1934-22 Jan 1949. 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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4 /
- 3 -
Indecent.
Contains offensive personalities.
likely to wound the feelings of any class or
individual or religion.
Seditious or likely to promote public
discontent•
Likely to cause a breach of the peace.
11. Mo licence for premises shall bo granted unless
the following conditions are adhered to:*
a. A clear passage or gangway not less than four
feet wide shall be kept at the sides and down
the centre of the seating in every part of the
auditorium.
b. Ail doorways for the use of the public must
open outwards and must not be bolted during
a performance.
o. In the case of permanent theatres suitable
latrines shall be provided.
d. Staircases and passages through which the
public enter and go out must be kept free of
furniture.
e. All doors and exits for the use of the public
shall be indicated by notices which can be
clearly seen throughout the nerformanoe.
13. During the prevalence of any epidemic the Govern
ment may, in consultation with the State Medical autho
rities order perlodieal disinfection of the premises or
the closing of the premises to tbs public.
13. No work of electric installtion on the premises
shall be connenoed until it has been approved by the
State Engineer. All such installation must conform to
the rules of the Government Sloetrie Department.
14. The electrical plant and projecting apparatus shall
be in the hands of qualified persons who shall be nominated
in writing by the holder of the licence for the premises
and whose nomination shall be approved by the State
Engineer.

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This file contains correspondence regarding the establishment of a cinema in Bahrain. The file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning the desirability of opening a cinema in the country and the logistics involved in doing so. The file contains a letter from April 1937 (in English and Arabic) in which Belgrave grants two members of the Al Khalifa family permission to establish a cinema in Bahrain.

The file contains a number of letters from other individuals and companies interested in establishing a cinema in the country (ff 9-11,14,28,58-59).

The file also contains documentation regarding the licensing and censorship of films as follows:

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1 file (100 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 100; 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 in parallel between ff 2-57; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A mixed foliation/pagination sequence covers the file notes between ff 70-79. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. Pagination: the file includes a booklet (ff 80-99) which contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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