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'File 8/8 VIII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1949' [138r] (275/372)
The record is made up of 1 file (184 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1950-20 Jul 1950. 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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apparent, possibly because of stricter control on passengers leaving Pakistan.
Devaluation of sterling and the Indian rupee, caused another sudden increase
in the number of Pakistan notes reaching Bahrain, but it seems probable that
many of these notes were brought across from Saudi Arabia where they may have
been spent by the hundreds of pilgrims who passed through Bahrain by air at
the start of the Haj. All repatriation of Pakistan notes was stopped by the
Karachi authorities as from October 3 1 st, and this business thereupon ceased.
During the period January 1st to October 31 st we bought and repatriated to
Karachi over Rs.40,00,000 in Notes of all denominations.
The ’'Parcel Post” business handled by this Branch increased enormously
and we have often had as many as 60 parcels of all shapes and sizes delivered to
us at one time. This method is chiefly used by merchants ordering small quantities
of light or valuable articles such as drugs, watches, fountain pens etc. and the
system in force here is of great assistance to both merchants and the Banks.
Immediately on arrival the parcels are delivered to the Banks and the Customs
are advised, when the collection is paid the consignee takes the parcel to the
Customs and opens it for inspection and payment of the relative duty. This
method obviates the delays usually experienced when the Customs authorities take
over all parcels and the Banks and/or merchants have to find out for themselves
if the parcels have arrived or not.
Business with India has continued to increase and we are now receiving
bills from the majority of the Banks established there. Whereas a year ago the
weekly number of rupee bills reaching us was 20 - 25, in the last months of the
year the weekly figure was never below 60 and on several occasions reached 80.
Many of the documents indicate clearly that the eventual destination of the goods
is Saudi Arabia and up to about the middle of the year, such exports were not
permitted by the Indian Control.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1949 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , including the reports themselves.
The correspondence is between 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. and representatives of institutions active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; British Postal Agencies; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); British Bank of Iran and the Middle East (formerly Imperial Bank of Iran); and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (folios 106-22) and Qatar (folios 99-102) reports are submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah and the British Agent at Doha, respectively. Both final reports are then submitted by 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 to the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain.
The final report (folios 155-183), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar reports, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. General; 2. Al Khalifah; 3. Education; 4. Agriculture; 5. Municipalities; 6. Water Conservation; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Automatic Telephones; 10. Pearling; 11. Bahrain Fisheries; 12. Sale of Landed Property to Foreigners; 13. Deportation of Undesirables; 14. Currency; 15. Customs; 16. Food Control; 17. Shipping; 18. Post Office; 19. Administration of Justice; 20. Police; 21. Economic; 22. Medical; 23. Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 24. Cable and Wireless Limited; 25. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 26. Royal Navy; 27. Unites States Navy; 28. United States Consul, Dhahran; 29. Visitors; 30. Items of Interest; 31. Weather. Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
Folios 184-85 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (184 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; 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 2-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/305
- Title
- 'File 8/8 VIII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1949'
- Pages
- 135r:139v
- Author
- HSBC Bank Middle East Limited xx British Bank of the Middle East
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