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File 17/5 II Furniture and Stores for the Political Agency, Bahrain [‎14v] (28/362)

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The record is made up of 1 file (179 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1935-6 Jul 1936. 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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Correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, and various merchants regarding furniture and office supply orders, plus receipts and bills. The file also contains correspondence with the British Air Forces in Iraq and Bahrain regarding the supply of fire extinguishers.

The following businesses are included among the correspondents: Tonks Birmingham Ltd.; Byculla Iron Works and Bombay Metal Mart; Turners Asbestos Cement Co.; the Bahrain Petroleum Company Ltd (BAPCO); the Royal Bombay Seamen's Society; Imperial and International Communications Ltd.; George Jones & Sons Ltd.; Story & Co. Ltd.; Haroon Shamoon; F P Barker & Co. Ltd.; Richardson & Cruddas Ironworks, Bombay; the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Ltd.; Eastern Bank Ltd.; B R Herman & Mohatta Ltd.; the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.; and Army & Navy Co-operative Society.

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1 file (179 folios)
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Papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 181; 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.

Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-138, and ff 140-178; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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File 17/5 II Furniture and Stores for the Political Agency, Bahrain [‎14v] (28/362), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1603, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026969291.0x00001d> [accessed 6 May 2024]

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