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‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’ [11r] (21/426)
The record is made up of 1 file (213 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1943-10 Jun 1945. 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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Ko•C/1508,
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, 4th November 1943*
From
Major T. Hickinbotham,
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.
TO
The Adviser to the Bahrain Government,
Bahrain#
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to your letter
Ho.l99S/50Sr dated October 24th 1943.
2 If it were possible to obtain 1000 tons of
rice for Bahrain from Iraq, what proportion of
the present wheat quota ill the Bahrain Government
be prepared to forego each month until the 1000 tons
have been absof&ea?
3. x enclose for your information a copy of an
Express Letter which I addressed to the Hon*ble 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
on the sub
ject of rice from Iraq for the use of the Bahrain
Petroleum Company cn the 14th ^/etober 1943#
/ I have the honour to be,
^ 'b ^ r *
*our most obedient servant,
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.
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The file contains letters and telegrams about the efforts made to obtain supplies of rice for consumption in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shaikhdoms, particularly Bahrain and Dubai. British officials in the Middle East and Bahrain Government officials discuss the procurement of rice surpluses from Iraq and Persia (Iran) and also mention wheat supplies from Australia and the United States. Rice was one of several essential food commodities in acute short supply in India and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries during the Second World War (1939-1945) and subject to Government of India quota arrangements and other export and import controls.
The main correspondents are 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. , Bahrain; the Political Officer for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Sharjah; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and Middle East Supply Centre representatives in Baghdad, Cairo and Tehran.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (213 folios)
- Arrangement
Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1; and terminates at the back with 213; 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 also present in parallel between ff 2-90 and ff 169-199; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Pagination: the index section (ff 200-212) has been paginated using pencil; these numbers are located in the top outermost corners of each page.
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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/15/2/777
- Title
- ‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:13v, 15r:16v, 18r:30v, 32r:39v, 41r:55v, 57r:64v, 66r:87v, 89r:99v, 101r:101v, 103r:117v, 119r:123v, 126r:131v, 133r:151v, 153r:157v, 161r:187v, 189r:189v, 191r:191v, 193r:194v, 196r:212v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence