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'File 17/21 Purchase of a Pick up for the Trucial Coast' [‎43r] (85/254)

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The record is made up of 1 file (125 folios). It was created in 4 Sep 1941-4 May 1948. 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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Briuioh Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , .bharj
uated ohe 24th March
subject:- bharjah ofi' ice pick-up .
Reference your telegram i\io»178 dated ohe 18tli March 1343*
2. j-hs office pick-up is now under repair and the following
parts are required.
(1) Front spring
(2) Headlamp bulb and glass.
J3) Eight "Silentblaks", (packings for ohe ena of the springs
and the adjoining shassis members;.
(4) Eight spring shackles.
(;ia grams of Hos. 3 and 4 are attached;.
3. it is hoped to obtain the remaining parts, which are less
urgently required, locally, ihe car can be repaired within a
few days of the receipt of ohe above spares.
4. until it is in running oroer it will not be possible to
sell it advantageously.
Major T* Hickinbooham, u-I.H*, Q.jB. i;.,
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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The file is concerned with the purchase in 1941 of a Ford Pickup (1939 model) from Khalil bin Ebrahim Kanoo for the use of the 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 subsequent repairs and acquisitions of replacement parts; of particular concern is the necessity of fitting desert tires to the pickup. Other companies involved include the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC), and the shipping agents Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited. It therefore includes correspondence on the topic between the Bahrain 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. , and either the 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. Agent or the Political Officer for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . The file also covers the sale of the pickup in 1946, and its replacement with a new Ford Super Deluxe model.

Folio 44 includes sketch diagrams of spring shackles (Nos. 3 and 4) dated 24 March 1945, required to repair the pickup. Additionally, a brief update — dated 20 September 1945 — on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Shaikhs, and local VJ [Victory of Japan] Day celebrations can be found on folios 49-50; the update being provided by the 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. Agent based in Sharjah.

The Arabic language content consists of four folios (28-31) detailing expenditure on the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. building in Sharjah, including the construction of a garage for the pickup truck.

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1 file (125 folios)
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The file contents are arranged in loosely chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, with a set of file notes at the back between folios 103-126. Circled serial numbers written in either blue or red coloured crayon can be found throughout the file, and refer to entries in the notes.

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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 127; 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 2-126; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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