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'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)' [30r] (59/118)
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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(232/1/48)
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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,
15th November, 1948.
Please refer to paragraph 227 of
your Intelligence Summary No/ 17 of 1948.
bir Rupert would like to see the renort
on the water resources of Bahrain. Could*you
kindly obtain a copy?
s*
O
C. , Felly, Esq., O.B.E.,
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.
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Bahrain.
BAHRAIN RE: 'HPT,
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (59 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 6r:8v, 10r:10v, 30r:32v, 34r:37v, 39r:53v, 55r:58v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence