'File 6/92 Bahrain Municipality: town planning - bye laws' [‎3r] (5/44)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
Dbpar IMEN'T,
EXPRESS LETTER
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expense and undue use of the wires, but intended to be treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as if it had. been telegraphed. To
save time and formalities it is worded and signed as if it had been
so despatched,]
From
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.
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To
The Hon*ble 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. ,
Bushire.
2Vo. 91-13/8.
Dated January, ^§*4&.
Will you please refer to the correspondence resting with
Hickinbotham 1 s telegram No.30 of the 10th January, 1945, regarding
the Manamah Municipality Bye-laws? ^ pj
2. I am not certain that the Municipal Regulations forwarded
under this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Printed Letter No.C/947 of 20th June, 1944, are
compiled in the best form and should be grateful if a copy of some
good Municipal Regulations could be obtained from the Government of
India to serve as a model for the redrafting of ours here.
3. One fresh problem that is about to face the Bahrain
Government is that of Town Pla/ming and, to ray way of thinking,
some system of control of building is essential now that the day
is not far off when building materials will be available once more.
4. An example which emphasises the point is the proposal
regarding a piece of land owned by the R.A.F. in Ghudhaibiya betv/een
the British Overseas Airways Corporation Transit Camp and the
Assistant 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. 's house concei^ng which the R.A.F. are,
I understand unofficially, proposing (or may, indeed, have already
done so) to sub let to the A.I.O.C. for the construction of Indian
Staff Quarters.
5. As you know, Ghudhaibiya is predominantly the residential
quarter of the A1 Khalifa family and, being comparatively speaking
unbuilt over, could with some thought be preserved from the evils of
unplanned construction.
6. I propose sounding His Highness in the near future on tne
question of the introduction of a Town Planning Scheme and, with
the example I have just quoted before him, I feel certain he will
s. 6.
MFP—501 S&P—(M-820)—23-7-36—300,000.
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