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'File 14/10 Bahrain: Post Office building' [‎21r] (41/332)

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The record is made up of 1 file (165 folios). It was created in 28 Feb 1940-2 Dec 1950. 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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This is a renewal agr^^ent dra.vn this day ( )
between the adviser to the Government of Bahrain, representing the
Government of Bahrain, ( hereinafter called the Adviser; and the
Director-General of ^osts and Teiegraphs f New J-»eihi, India for find on
pehalf of^the Governor General in Council ( heieinafter called the
birector-^eneral, which expression will include his legal representa-
or assignee) to the effect tnat the Adviser lias rented to the
Birector- * on era 1 the building situated in Manamaii, Bahrain, Persian
tlie old i-oilce “tation consisting of the ground floor and
the flist floor, <, .ith the exception of the South Ifcistem coiner room and
the adjoining verandah to the west on the first floor which is used as
Bahrain Telephone Exchange and has a separate exit. The period of the
lease shall be for five years, commencing from the 1st July 1944 and
tei rainat ing on the 30th June 1949 (.thirtieth June Nineteen forty ninej-
ih* rent shall be its. 200/- ( Bupees two hundred only) p^r month and shall
be paid in advance half yearly. The agreement shall b o subject to the
following conditicns:-
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1. The building has ba^n handed
Adviser undertakes to carry out the
white w a sh ing in s
repairs which may
of the building.
ide
be
and outside,
necessary in
over in good
usual annual
condition and the
maintenance such as
painting,and varnishing and any other
the Adviser’s o in ion for the upkeep
2 . No structural alternations or additions shall be made in the
building without a written agreement between th« Adviser ana the
Director General.
3. No. l and 2 acove also apply to electric installation.
4. The building has been rented to the Direct or-General with the
express purpose of using it as a Post Office and residence of thp Hub
Postmaster and win not be used for any other purpose or sublet whony
ox* artiany to a third party.
5. Either party reserves the ri ht to terminate the agreem nt by givi-
-ing one year’s notice in waiting.
6. Should the Director-General desire to renew the lease after the terrni-
-nation of renewal of five year's he shall inform the iidviser in nit ing
one year in advance and tin Adviser will consider the renewal on t-^rms
which shall be agreed uoon at that time.
7. The Director-General undertakes to keep the building in good condi-
-tion and not do any wilful damage.
8. For the purpose of calculation of r^nt end period the Gregorian
Calender will be followed.
All disputes regarding interpretation of this agreement will be
submitted to the Political ‘‘gent, Bahrain, whose decision will be final
and binding on both parties.
Advisor to the Government
of Bahrain.
For anu on oehaif of the Governor General-in-Council.

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The file contains correspondence regarding the lease of the Post Office and Sub-Postmaster's house in Manamah.

The file includes copies of the 1944 rental agreement, between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs at New Delhi (folios 20, 21, 26).

There is further correspondence from the Adviser, notifying that the Post Office was to be vacated and demolished in 1947, to make space for a new building, including a new Post Office; this includes a 'Plan of Proposed Post Office at Manamah, Bahrain', 1946 (folio 29).

There is correspondence on the rent for the new Post Office and a copy of the new lease agreement, signed in 1949 by the Adviser and 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. (folios 124-127).

The supply of equipment for the Post Office from Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) is also subject of the correspondence within the file.

The principal correspondents are: the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; Manama Municipality, the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs at New Delhi; the Director of Post and Telegraphs, Sind and Baluchistan Circle, at Karachi; 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. ; and 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. at Bahrain.

There is a document in Arabic with English translation, a receipt from Manama Municipality for taxes paid for the Post Office.

Extent and format
1 file (165 folios)
Arrangement

The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 146-166. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a number in blue and red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in 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 167; 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 2-108; 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
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