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'File 6/35 Municipal Proclamations and Resolutions' [‎3v] (6/146)

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The record is made up of 1 file (69 folios). It was created in 14 Dec 1929-7 Sep 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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The file contains public notices issued by the Municipalities of Manama and Muharraq, and the Government of Bahrain. Also contained within the file is correspondence relating to the matters the notices are concerned with. This correspondence is between the Secretary of the Manamah Municipality, 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, and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.

The public notices are in Arabic, most accompanied by English translations. They cover a range of matters concerning property sales, sanitation, planning and building regulations, the pearl diving calendar and diving regulations, traffic, trade, and several miscellaneous prohibitions and rulings.

The file contains (folios 23-28) the 'Fundamental Rules of the Municipality' in Arabic (the English version is incomplete).

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1 file (69 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 71; 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 10-65; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Ff 23-28 are in Arabic and have been foliated according to how they were filed, reading from right to left.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 6/35 Municipal Proclamations and Resolutions' [‎3v] (6/146), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1250, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100032821612.0x000007> [accessed 26 May 2024]

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