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'File 8/8 VI Annual Report for the Year 1947' [‎127r] (253/306)

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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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As a result of tMs f only half the usual number of boats went
to the oyster banks. The Bahrain Government advanced money to
a number of peerlinv bo*>t masters to enable then to finance
their ventures* Income from this year's dive was estimated at
26 lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. compared with 40 lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees last year*
Mr. Harvey C. V/yant f an American Pe»xl dealer f
established in Bombay, visited Bahr In in the mid :le of the year
to investigate the possibility of establishing an office and to
buy pearls here because of the ban on import of pearls into India*
He returned in November and bought pearls.
12 .
Customs revenue from all sources amounted to
Bs. 36,40,676/-,an increase of Rs. 7,67,166/- over the previous
year. The reasons for this increese were the removal of controls
in the United Kingdom and the U.3.A., general revival in trade and
extended operations by Petroleum Concessions Limited, Qatar. A
certain amount of the increase is due to higher prices.
The total number of Bahrein boats registered by the
Customs Department is 1076 of which 90* are sailing boats.
13.
Food supplies were no better than last year and the
Stete devoted a considerable amount of time, energy and money
towards fche year providing the necessities of life for the genera},
public. During the year Rs. 113 lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees was spent in the purchase of
Rice, Tea, Sugar, Wheat and mixed Persian grains.
The monthly cereal ration was successfully maintained
and the increased rice ration proved very popular*
Flour was issued to the villages only, as unlike the
towns, they have no facilities for grinding whe^t*
The price of sugar rose considerably during the last
three months cf the year dun to delays in obtaining quota sugar
and the necessity of obtaining such supplies elsewhere in the
open market.
With a satisfactory harvest in Persia, a steady and
continuous supply of livestock, potatoes, onions, fresh and dried
fruit were imported into Bahrain.
The system of cloth rationing was smoothly run
throughout the year. There w^s an equal distribution of cloth to
the villages and town areas.
De-control of many more commodities was introduced
during the year. Articles kept under control were those supplied
under a quota system and for which special exchange was granted
through the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
Black Market trade was less than last year, due to
the availability of more goods and resulting competitive spirit
among the importers. Prices generally showed no sign of falling.
14. SKIPP.ItSS
(i) The following Is a statement of ships that called
during the year 1947:-
British
322
Danish
8
American
179
Italian
7
Norwegian
74
Spanish
18
Dutch
31
Finnish
1
Panamerican
63
Palestinian
1
Swedish
Total * 723.
18
Portuguese
1
The total imports for the year amounted to 71,402
tons and exports to 91,076 tons*
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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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