'File 5/3 III Registration of documents.' [‎front] (1/732)

Content

The file concerns the registration of documents by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.

The papers consist of correspondence between those applying to have documents registered and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. Most of the correspondence is from oil companies, particularly the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). The documents submitted for registration are principally certificates for shipments of oil, cylinders, and equipment, but also include title deeds, powers of attorney, passport applications, certificates of 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. , and certificates of employment.

The last correspondence item is dated 26 September 1942. The end date in the date range is supplied by an entry in the notes on folio 365.

Extent and format

1 file (364 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are mainly arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 356-365). However, folios 345-355, dated October - November 1941, are out of chronological order, as they follow papers dated 1942.

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 366; 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 2-365; these numbers are written in pencil, and are not circled.

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English in Latin script

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