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'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)' [11r] (21/118)
The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1946-13 Apr 1949. 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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No. 0 f 1367
Office of the Adviser to
the Government, Bahrain
Dated, 21st J/Thani 1367
April 29, 1948.
The Chief Local Representative, \
The Bahrain Petroleura Company Limited,
Bahrain.
Dear Sir,
The Bahrain Government is interested in the
possibility of developing some of the open land in
Bahrain for agricultural purposes and for this
$Mjkl80 we should like to obtain from you an
opinion on the possibilities of obtaining a supply
of water sufficient to irrigate a large area which
might extend to as much as 100 acres. The question
is tied up with the general water situation in Bahrain.
In the past, as you are aware, there was no restriction
on the drilling of artesian wells by private individuals.
Later it appeared that many natural springs and also
artesian wells were decreasing their production of
water. In some areas large gardens were ruined owing
to the drying up of natural water supplies. The
Bahrain Government then forbade the drilling of any
more wells except in a few particular cases and for
the last eight years the drilling of artesian wells
/
has practically ceased.
2. The Bahrain Government would like to obtain a
comprehensive report on the underground water supply
in Bahrain with the following information
2 /—
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of developing agricultural and grazing land in Bahrain.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) was commissioned by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to complete a report on Bahrain's water resources, and the file contains both this report (ff 15-29) and correspondence related to it. The BAPCO report on Bahrain's water resources contains a map of the country showing the distribution of artesian water wells (folio 18).
Some of the file's correspondence relates to a visit made to Bahrain in March 1949 by Sir Herbert Stewart, Agricultural Adviser to the British Middle East Office. A report written by Stewart after his visit entitled 'The Possibilities of Agricultural Development in Bahrain' is also contained in the file (ff 41-47).
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- 1 file (59 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 foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; 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.
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- IOR/R/15/2/850
- Title
- 'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)'
- Pages
- 3r:5v, 9r:9v, 11r:12v, 54r:54v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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