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'File 33/3 (4/21) Improvement of Bahrain Water Supply' [10r] (19/56)
The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in 22 Aug 1945-29 Jan 1950. 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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CO NFIDENTIAL .
No. C/ 511.
POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, BAHRAIN,
The 19th of May, 1946.
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.
, Bahrain, presents his compliments to:
The Hobble 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, (Camp) Bahrain
©
and has the honour to send him a copy of the undermentioned documents.
REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE:
Description of F.nclsoure .
NAME & DATE.
SUBJECT.
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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.
*s D.O. No.0/489
dated the 14th May, 1946, to the
Adviser to the Bahrain Government.j
Adviser, Bahrain Government’s D-oJ
No.1005-19 dated the 14tlji May, *46.
Bahrain Water Supply Scheme
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This file contains correspondence regarding the installation of a water supply in Manama (for which Messrs. Holloway Brothers Limited received the contract). Much of this correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain.
A copy of a Government of Bahrain public notice regarding the installation of the water supply is contained on folio 13.
The file also contains letters from R M Brown, the Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), as the company was commissioned to conduct the analysis of the water supplied by the new water scheme.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (28 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 28; 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 1-17; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not 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. Pagination: the file notes at the back of the file (ff 25-27) have been paginated using pencil.
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- IOR/R/15/2/833
- Title
- 'File 33/3 (4/21) Improvement of Bahrain Water Supply'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:6v, 8r:8v, 10r:10v, 15r:16v, 18r:22v, 25r:27v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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