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'File 17/27 AGENCY TRANSPORT' [‎182r] (367/482)

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The record is made up of 1 file (237 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1946-24 Oct 1950. 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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( 69 / 76 / 50 )
UNCLASSIFIilD
BRITISH RESIDiiNCY t
BAHRAIN•
18 th Septeuiber, 1930*
Dear Conference and Supply Department,
Please refer to your letter No.XC051/9HC1/2350
of 26th July, about the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. transport.
2. Wc h^ve drawn the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's atteixtion to the
last paragraph of your letter. But we would liice to /v-r^ • ,
point out that the rate which we have been charging / hx**^'**'
throughout,on the authority of your XA051/34&2A/8/49 of
the 10th June, 1945 1 is throe annas a kilocaetre ai.d not
three annas a mile as now mentioned by you. This works
out to about 5d. a uiile, and was based on the proposal
that the rate should be applied to all journeys within
Bahrain and not only to those between Manama and Jufair.
We should be grateful therefore, if you would permit us
uG continue tuia all-round rate, as amenities in ^ahauin
are few and certain members of our staff are given the
privilege of membership of the Bahrain Petroleum Company
Club at Awali, which is 14 miles from Manama and slightly
more from Jufair. The Contract Staff also use transport
to go to the R.A.F. Cinema at Muharraq, v/hich is approx
imately 7 miles from Jufair. There are no other amenities
for them and they could not possibly afford to hire off
icial transport at a shilling a t .CLle, as this* would be
even more expensive than the local taxis, which themselves
arc beyond their moons. The journeys between Jufair and
Manama are made for essential shopping and not in reality
for recreation, as no recreational facilities are provided
there.
Yours ever.
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. .
Conference and Supply Department,
The Foreign Office,
London.

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This file concerns the use and maintenance of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's official vehicles. The file largely consists of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's correspondence with various suppliers and distributors of vehicle parts in Bahrain.

The file contains specific details of the vehicles used by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during this time (the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. appears to have had two vehicles for official use at any one time between 1946 and 1950). Vehicles used by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during this period include a Vauxhall VXO, an Austin Station Wagon and a Humber Super Snipe Saloon.

Also included in the file are the following: monthly statements regarding staff use of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's vehicles, which provide details of trips (including the names of the members of staff on duty and the distances travelled) that may be credited to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's transport fund (later referred to as the transport account); details of two accidents involving an Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. vehicle; Foreign Office guidance on the use of official transport; copies of reports on the condition of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's vehicles.

The principal correspondents in the file are 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; the Government of Bahrain's State Engineer; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; A A Zayani and Sons (general merchants and commission agents, based in Bahrain); the Foreign Office's Conference and Supply Department.

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1 file (237 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.

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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 239; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-26; 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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