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'File 36/45 Applications for Assistance to Export Machinery & Cars from U.S.A. & U.K.' [‎12r] (23/566)

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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Dear Sir,
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Banrein, 5th October,
43.
Haji Khalil bin Ebrahim Kanoo,
BAILiEIN,
SPAi^SS FQK KELV IN IESEL ENGINS NO >19732
We enclose herewith a List of Spares required for
our Diesel engine, and shall be pleased if you will arrange
to obtain these as quickly as possible.
These spares are urgently required to maintain
our launch in running order, tne launch being employed in
essential work at this port, and we request you to niake
every endeavour to expedite tneir despatch from the United
Kingdom, obtaining from 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. the necessary
priority and import licence*
It is important to note that as no spares list
for items under code words begining with UE, UF ^nci UG was
received by us with Engine No. 19732, our list has been coiPq
piled from the list su£>piied with Engine No. 13575, an earlier
model.' If, therefore, the design has been altered for any of
the parts ordered, the corresponding numbers for Engine
No. 19732 must be substituted. This, however, does j*ot apply
to parts for wnich the code words begin with UA, as these are
tatLen from the separate list supplied with Engine No. 19732.
Yours faithfully,
. CAWT^^I
Copy to 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. , Bahrein.
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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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