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'File 36/45 Applications for Assistance to Export Machinery & Cars from U.S.A. & U.K.' [‎4r] (7/566)

The record is made up of 1 file (285 folios). It was created in 2 Sep 1943-24 Jan 1945. 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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Utssrs Gray Ma*ktnzl« A Co. t Ltd., lahrai* art 1*
urgent nttd of two ntw Ktlvln tnglnt# for their lawathts, whith art
«ttd for loading and unloading ships. They have thrtt lannthts in
all and tht engines of two of themhre on their last legs owing to
extreme old age. |
inerease in their eommitments during this autumn and winter, when
large amounts of material will require to he unloaded here for the
extension of the Bahrain Petroleum Company's operations; the first
shipload of these has already arrived. They have also to deal with
eonsiderahle shipments of sugar and eereals whieh are stored In
Bahrain on Behalf of the United Kingdom Connereial Corporation.
them urgent. I would request that the authorities in England nay Be
asked By teflegram to allow their export. Messrs Gray Maekenzie have
ordered them through Khalil Bin EBrahlm Kanoo, the Bahrain agent
of the Bergius Company, and I enelose the usual particulars.
Messrs Gray Maekenzie are anticipating an enomous
3.
As these two engines are essential and the need tbr
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This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to machinery and car parts from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the United States.

The file also contains related correspondence between the External Affairs of the Government of India, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Government of Bahrain Customs Department.

The file contains one letter in Arabic sent from the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah to the Bahraini merchant, Khalil Ebrahim Kanoo (folio 58).

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1 file (285 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 285; 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 2-262; 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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'File 36/45 Applications for Assistance to Export Machinery & Cars from U.S.A. & U.K.' [‎4r] (7/566), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1790, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100030271197.0x000008> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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