'File 6/30 II Agricultural Adviser for the Bahrain Government' [‎6r] (11/180)

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The file contains correspondence relating to the appointment of an agricultural expert to the Government of Bahrain. The correspondents include the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), British Ambassador at Cairo, Government of India (Accountant General, Central Revenues), and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The papers cover the search for a suitable candidate from Egypt, the appointment of Hussain Mohammed Wahdan, the terms of employment and arrangements for travel, his resignation in October 1941 (soon withdrawn), a renewal of his contract in 1943, and his eventual departure in May 1945. Some of the documents are connected with financial transactions between different British and Indian Government departments to cover costs of travel and repayment of Hussain Wahdan's provident fund.

The file also contains papers concerning the request for seeds from Egypt from the Bahrain Government.

Near the back of the file (folio 82) is a letter (dated 28 October 1950) from the British 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. in Bahrain to B J Hartley, agricultural officer in Aden, expressing thanks for a recent agricultural survey of the Batinah Coast carried out by Hartley and reporting that the Bahrain Government have appointed a 'young Scot called Edmond' as agricultural officer.

Folios 83-89 are internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (88 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 90; 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 2-80; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and French in Latin script

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