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'File 17/13 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. TIDE TABLES, BAHRAIN BUSHIRE ETC.' [‎5r] (9/121)

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The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 10 Nov 1929-7 May 1944. 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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TJie Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.
Dated the 18th November 1929.
To
The Officer in Charge
No.16 Party (Publication & Stores)
Survey of India,
Delira Dun.
Msmxm&mu
Please send me by V.P.P* as soon as possible
1 copy of Tide Tables for the Port of Bushire
for 1929.
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.

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This file concerns tide tables relating to Bahrain, Bushire and other locations in the Gulf. It consists mostly of telegrams, memoranda, and brief letters of correspondence. Most of the file documents the efforts of 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. , Bahrain, to obtain copies of tide tables for the Port of Bushire, Shatt al Arab, and the Port of Basrah [Basra].

Correspondents include the following: 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. , Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in some of the correspondence); the Secretary to 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. , Bushire; the Survey of India’s Map Record Office, Dehra Dun [Dehradun]; the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain; the Port Director and Director-General of Navigation, Basrah; J D Potter (publishers and Admiralty chart agents); Lawrence and Mayo Ltd (opticians and Admiralty chart agents).

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1 file (58 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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 60; 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 4-57; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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