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'File 32/7 (4/6) Bahrain Cinemas' [‎90v] (180/200)

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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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2G. The cables for the cinematograph machine shall be taken as a
separate circuit from the source of supply and from the supply side of
the main fuse in the general lighting circuit on such premises.
Efficient switches and fuses shall be inserted at the point where the
supply is taken, and, in addition, an efficient double pole shall be fitted
in the cinematograph lamp circuit inside the enclosure.
27. Spools. —Spools shall be chain or gear driven and films shall
be so wound upon spools that the wound film shall not at any time react
or project beyond the edges of the flanges of the spool.
28. Use of acetylene gas prohibited. —Acetylene gas shall not be
used in cinematograph machines.
29. Lighting.— No illuminant other than electric light or lime'ight
shall be used in a cinematograph lantern and limelight shall not be used
when electric light is reasonably available. The choking coils, switches
and fuses shall be installed in accordance with the wiring rules for the
time being issued 1 by the Calcutta Fire Assurance Association for electric
installations.
30. Lighting of auditorium. —The general lighting of the audito
rium and exits shall not be controlled from within the enclosure.
31. Resistances. —Resistance frames shall be made entirely of fire-
resisting material and shall be so constructed and maintained that no
coil or other part shall at any time become unduly heated. All resist
ances with the exception of resistance for film projection purposes,
shall be placed outside the enclosure, and if reasonably practicable,
outside the auditorium. If inside the auditorium, they shall be ade
quately protected by a wire guard or other efficient means against acci
dental contact. They shall not be permitted to become so heated that
a piece of dry newspaper placed in contact with any part of the resist
ance would readily ignite.
32. Limelight. —If limelight is used in the cinematograph lantern,
the oxygen and hydrogen gas shall be contained in cylinders and each
such cylinder shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the manu
facturers to the effect that it has been tested and filled in conformity
with the requirements set out in Schedule “A” to these conditions. The
tubing shall be of sufficient strength to resist pressure from without and
shall be properly connected up.
33. N o gas shall be stored or used, except in containers constructed
in accordance with the requirements set out in the said Schedule “A”.
34. No ether or other volatile and inflammable liquids shall be em-
polyed under any circumstances for producing light.
35. Film storage. —Except as provided in condition 11, no films
shall be kept in any licensed place without a written permit from the
licensing authority specifying in each case the quantity of films which
may be kept, the manner in which they are to be stored, the part or
parts of the place licensed where such storage is permitted and such other
particulars as may seem necessary.
36. Operators. —Not less than twm, nor more than three operators
shall be engaged in manipulating each lantern, and no other persons
shall be within 10 feet of the lantern during the exhibition. The whole
duty of one of the operators shall consist in taking charge of the films

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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)
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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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