'File 17/7 III Electric Installation Political Agency Bahrain' [93r] (185/388)
The record is made up of 1 file (192 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1934-2 Jul 1944. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No.2820-17/7
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain the 12th November 1936
To
The Secretary to the Honourable 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
Memorandum.
I forward a copy of a bill No. V7B/232/55
dated the 27th October 1936 for the sum of Rs.197-11-0
from the Bahrain Government Electric Supply Department
for removing the wiring and fittings at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and re-wiring etcetera.
2. As the work on the Political Afrent's Court
Room and the Drawing Room was carried out by the
Public tforks Department and the dismantling was necessary
before the ceilings could have been renewed, I think
that this should be charged against the Public Works
Department budget. I have informally consulted the
Assistant Engineer, who has asked that the bill should
be send to him through you.
for
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 the supply and maintenance of electrical installations in the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's buildings.
Most of the file consists of correspondence between the Assistant 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. [Captain George Ashmead Cole; Captain Tom Hickinbotham; Captain Michael Gray Dixon] and the Government of Bahrain's State Engineer [William Benjamin Steele], regarding the supply and maintenance of electrical installations such as ceiling and table fans, lights, bells, water heaters, and meters. Also discussed are requests for alterations to the wiring in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's office.
The file includes a circular letter, dated 7 January 1936, in English and in Arabic, from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, advising against connecting any lamps or electrical apparatus without obtaining permission from the State Engineer.
Other 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 [Percy Gordon Loch]; 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. ; the British Consul, Basra [Daniel Francis Horseman Brickell].
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- 1 file (192 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 194; 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 12-157 and ff 160-189; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'File 17/7 III Electric Installation Political Agency Bahrain'
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- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 12r:13v, 15r:16v, 18r:21v, 26r:28v, 30r:31v, 33r:39v, 42r:49v, 55r:56v, 58r:59v, 61r:62v, 63v:64v, 66r:66v, 68r:76v, 78r:79v, 82r:89v, 93r:95v, 98r:98v, 101r:102v, 104r:105v, 108r:108v, 110r:112v, 114r:121v, 125r:125v, 127r:130v, 132r:132v, 135r:137v, 139r:139v, 143r:144v, 146r:147v, 149r:149v, 151r:151v, 155r:155v, 158r:161v, 163r:193v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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