'File 17/10 II Flagstaff — flags and other stores' [‎3r] (5/476)

Content

The file is concerned with orders of flags and related supplies for the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's flagstaff and for use on the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's launch. It therefore contains a range of records concerning orders, deliveries, payments, related correspondence, and internal agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. notes. Most of the supplies are acquired — prior to Indian Independence in 1947 — from either the Royal Indian Dockyard or Army and Naval Stores Limited, both in Bombay. Following independence, supplies are acquired direct from Foreign Office Departments; the principal officers involved being the Naval Store Officer and the Controller of Naval Accounts in Bombay. In addition to procuring supplies for the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , there is also a little correspondence reflecting its role in distributing flags to the subordinate Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , along with a little correspondence on the topic with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. .

Also contained in the file on folios 165-166 are instructions dated 28 October 1947, from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , regarding the flags to be used by diplomatic and consular officers.

Extent and format

1 file (236 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the back of the file. At the rear of the file, between folios 209-237, is a section of file notes which refer back to items within the file.

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 238; 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 also present in parallel between ff 4-164; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English in Latin script

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