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'File 6/29 Purchase of Studebaker Car for H. E. Shaikh Hamad Al Khalifah' [6r] (11/76)
The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 29 Sep 1929-1 Jun 1932. 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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Trior, Karachi•
1 ol i t ical, Bci. rei n«
xrom
Ho. 37
Bated and received 28th Septemher 1829
Your query regarding car. Tlease inform Shaikh hamad
that there ai'e tv/o 7 seater Buick in Kc.rachi out tliat "bet
ter quality 5 seater aas 9950/-. Their condition .as bad
and I decided against it for myself. Buick Agent mere
now "bankrupt. Jivanji has Btudehaher 7 seater hut price is
us.6200/-. I recommend very similar car to nick viz:
Oakland. Bare raker
Old TaeUer finis'i t'.an fuicl: price in India 3s.4800/-
colour either dart: "blue or ( Lnaki) price uanrein rec~ag
Assembled wouild he Rs.4320/-. I mow ■ who is a^ent
and asked kin "or some concession "or His Excellency, he
agreed to put on khaki cover, paint under carriage with
titiunenastic paint and fit Qj ied light without extra charg
kIso change colour if required# I am se: cture hy
this mail. Car would he 5 seater hut 2 extra seats
would cost 75
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
extra ends. Bend me hy the ne t nail
post designs of Shaikh flag.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the purchase by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] of a Studebaker car. The correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Shaikh Hamad, and engineers and automobile parts suppliers T. A. Jeewanji & Sons and J. Tyler and Company.
The papers concern the arrangements for repairs, painting, insurance, and shipment of the vehicle from Karachi.
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- 1 file (36 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in 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 38; 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 4-37; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1244
- Title
- 'File 6/29 Purchase of Studebaker Car for H. E. Shaikh Hamad Al Khalifah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 7v:11v, 13v:16v, 17v:21v, 24v, 25v:26v, 28v, 29v, 31v:33v, 34v:35v, 36v:37v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence