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'File 8/8 VI Annual Report for the Year 1947' [‎71r] (141/306)

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The record is made up of 1 file (151 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1948-8 May 1948. 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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’ FOa.' CCUTHOL CBIABXiCS)S
Deapito the cessation of \>orld • or Hoetllitioo ea «o oi^htoon months
boforo the yoar under roviotr, the food pooition \mo no bottor, and it nas
therefore necessary for the Covoraaont again to devote a considerable amount
of tine, energy and money* in providing the necessities for the general public
Altogether during the year 1566* the Gavomaant spent Rs 213 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the
purwi.aso of Rico* Tea* Sugar, fthoat and Uixod koroian Grains*
The monthly cereal ration per adult mo maintained at 20 lbs
throughout the yoar •
In tto tonns of Honamah* Uuharraq and lisdd* sixtoon pounds only,
oonsioting of 0 lbs Rico and 6 lbs Wheat* wore issued direct to the
ration card holder* tho remaining 4 lbs of uhoat ms delivered to
licenced bakers* rho baked and sold bread at controlled prices *
Tlio increased rloo ration over la t yoar* proved very popular with
tho inhabitants* e ssentially* a rice eating race, and it become evident
during the course of tho yoar that & largo nuabor of people wore not
taking up tiioir nhoat ration* Ir. the villages* There some 32*000
people live* tho monthly cereal ration per adult throughout the year
ms 4 lbs rice, 4 lbs mixed flour and 12 lbs of tdioat*
It will be noticed that flour vac issued to the villages and not
to the towns • tho reason for tills is tliat there ore no milling facilities
in tho villages as is tho ease in the terms*
Tho sugar ration for the toms people was maintained at 2^ lbs per
adult per month tiuru.ghout the year* For the villagers* There tea
is scarcely used* tho uunthly ration per adult y*s {. lb*
Tho Govoranent again subsidised the price of Rico* and Wheat ,ihioh
remained the same tiuroughout tho year*
Tho price of sugar rose during tho last throe months of tho yoar*
duo to delays in obtaining quota sugar* and to the necessity of obtaining
supplies elsewhere at market rates*
After another satisfactory harvest in Persia* there ms a steady
and continuous supply of livestock* potatoes* anions* gram* fresh and
dried fruits* walnuts etc** imported into Bahrain*

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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1947 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as the reports themselves.

The correspondence is between 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. and representatives of institutions active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 94-104) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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. at Bahrain to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain.

The final report (folios 123-148), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Al Khalifah; 4. Education; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electric Department; 9. Transport Department; 10. Telephone Department; 11. Pearling; 12. Customs; 13. Food Control; 14. Shipping; 15. Post Office; 16. Administration of Justice; 17. Police; 18. Economic; 19. Medical; 20. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 21. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 22. Cable & Wireless Limited; 23. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 24. Royal Navy; 25. Royal Air Force; 26. American Consulate, Dhahran; 27. Visitors; Local Affairs (unnumbered); 30. Bahrain and Palestine; 31. Weather; 32. Qatar; 33. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.

Also within the file is correspondence (folios118-119) between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain and that of Kuwait regarding the cost of lighting and heating in Kuwait and Basra.

Folios 149-152 are internal office notes.

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1 file (151 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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