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'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair' [136r] (271/512)
The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1934-24 Dec 1950. It was written in English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese. 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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3rd Jamiury, 1948
Will y»ii ')l^*j« refer t» y^ur deaii-effici-il letter
N«*2227-13/3.S.30. d^ted the 21st October. 1947, to J*cks#»
regardi*g the Bahrain Court l» the Imperial Institute at
South Kensington?
2. The Bahrain Government is willing to provide the articles
for the show case, detailed in the list sent by you.
3* Belgrave informs me that he has done sene sketches for
the backgoound, but that he was unable to obtain the paints
until he was in j^ngland on leave. He has now got them and
will get on with the work.
Yours sincerely
The Hon’bie Lieut.-Colonel
Sir Ftup rt Hay, K.C.I.L. , C. I.E. f
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.
Bahrain.
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This file contains correspondence, promotional material and other documents related to the British Industries Fair (BIF) in London and other similar events in London, including a mechanical handling conference (1948) and an engineering and marine exhibition (1949).
The file contains a number of invitations to attend the fair that were sent to prominent merchants in Bahrain by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain as well as replies sent back by these merchants. Much of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations).
The file also contains promotional material related to the BIF and other events including the following:
- a pamphlet written by Malcolm Logan entitled 'Story of the B.I.F.' The pamphlet is in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (folios 142-149);
- two posters for the Mechanical Handling Conference in London 1948, one in French (folio 151) and one in English (folio 152);
- a pamphlet entitled 'Background to the B.I.F.' (folios 203-210).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (256 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 256; 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 4-117; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).
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- English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1755
- Title
- 'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:19v, 23r:36v, 40r, 41r:41v, 40v, 42r:63v, 67r:72v, 76r:76v, 80r:82v, 84r:95v, 97r:134v, 136r:210v, 212r:222v, 224r:233v, 235r:255v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence