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'File 42/2 (6/2) C.C.L. De Grenier, Directors of Customs; G.W.R. Smith' [78r] (155/170)
The record is made up of 1 file (85 folios). It was created in 15 Mar 1932-19 May 1947. 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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No. 344-3
Persian ^nlf
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.
,
Bahrain.
the 16th May, 1947.
To
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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.
,
Bahrain.
i
MEMORANDUM.
Reference your Memorandum No. 0/573 dated the
14th May 1947.
2. 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.
sees no objection to
the renewal for a further period of four years, on the
same terms, of the contract of Mr. G....R. Smith, Director
of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain.
3. The action proposed in the last sentence of
paragraph 4 of your Memorandum under reference is noted.
for Secretary to 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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
ML.
4 U 2/2-
Confidential.
No...
AHRAIN receipt
Date.
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This file contains correspondence regarding Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier, Director of Customs in Bahrain (1924-1943).
The correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain. The correspondence concerns arrangements for DeGrenier's leave and contract as well as a visit that he made to Kuwait in 1934 (some correspondence in Arabic is contained in connection to this visit).
The file also contains correspondence regarding DeGrenier's fitness to work, his departure from Bahrain in 1943 and the hiring of his replacement, George William Reginald Smith. A copy of the contract agreed between Smith and Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain, is contained on folios 62-69.
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- 1 file (85 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 inside back cover with 85; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-79; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/900
- Title
- 'File 42/2 (6/2) C.C.L. De Grenier, Directors of Customs; G.W.R. Smith'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:3v, 5r:15v, 17r:19v, 21r:21v, 23r:26v, 28r:33v, 35r:51v, 54r:60v, 62r:75v, 77r:84v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence