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Coll 5/34 ‘Meteorological Stations in Persian Gulf: Bahrain & Sharjah’ [‎3v] (6/106)

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The record is made up of 1 file (51 folios). It was created in 20 Jul 1934-18 Oct 1948. It was written in English. 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 correspondence and related notes on the provision of accommodation in the Sharjah Rest House for observers of the Indian Meteorological Department; the observers at Sharjah were to be transferred from Muscat. It also contains some discussion over the future of the observatories operated by the Indian Meteorological Department at Bahrain and Sharjah – following the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947 – and arrangements for their replacement with observatories run by the UK Meteorological Service.

A statement showing some activities of the Royal Air Force Observatory at Bahrain can be found on folios 16-17.

The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle and Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), 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. at Bahrain (Percy Gordon Loch), officials of the Air Ministry, and officials of the 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. (the Commonwealth Relations Office from August 1947). The file does not include any correspondence for the years 1936-46.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (51 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. A set of file notes can be found at the front of the correspondence on folio 52.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 5/34 ‘Meteorological Stations in Persian Gulf: Bahrain & Sharjah’ [‎3v] (6/106), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1986, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100035919660.0x000007> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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