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'File 8/8 VIII Annual Administration Report for the Year 1949' [‎176r] (351/372)

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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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and drilling sites of Messrs. Petroleum Development
( Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Ltd. and Khor Ghanadha and Has Sadr.
Mr. C.J. Pelly, 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. , Bahrain,
visited the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. by air from 6th to 10th April.
On 28th July Mr. R.E. Ellison, Consul,
Muscat, visited Sharjah en route for Bahrain.
On 6th October, Mr. R. McC. Andros, Acting Consul,
Muscat, accompanied by Mr. B. Woods-Ballard, Foreign Minister,
Muscat, visited Sharjah en route for Bahrain.
On the 13th October, Lieut. Col. tf.J. Moody, I.M.S.
(Retd.) Medical Adviser to His Excellency the Political
Resident, visited the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
4. MML-IMX*
The following ships visited the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in
1949:
(a) H.M.S. Wild Goose with Captain L.E, Porter, R.N.,
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , on board
February 2-3.
(b) H.M.S. Wild Goose with Captain P. Skelton, R.N.,
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , carried out
a tour of the coast from 16th to 19th November.
(c) H.M.S. Flamingo with Captain P. Skelton, R.N.,
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , visited
Sharjah and Abu Musa on 18th and 19th June.
Under command of Lt, Commander J. Godden,R.N.,
H.M.S. Flamingo visited the Truciel Coast
again from 4th - 7th August and 7th-11th
December.
(d) On the 11th and 12th July H.M.S. Wren visited
Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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The R.A.F. Transport Command detachment was maintained
at Sharjah throughout the year with an average strength of
one Officer and 60 OMs. Command was held variously by
Flight Lieutenant J.R. Atkins, Flying Officer E. Dagnell
and Flight Lieutenant H.J.F. Dickinson. Flying control
at Sharjah has now uassed to International Aeradio Limited
but the airfield continues to be maintained by R.A.F. and
Air Ministry Personnel.
6. U .J k M il-
(a) From 17th to 19th May U.S.S. Duxbury Bay with
Captain W.V. O'Regan on board visited Sharjah
and Dubai.
(b) From 27th to 30th November U.S.S. Valcour visited
Sharjah, and Dubai with Captain Hensel on board.
During all these visits, calls were exchanged bet
ween the American Officers and the appropriate Rulers.
7. Post Office

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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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