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Coll 30/22 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein. Bahrein State Budget; Economy Proposals; Grant of Tariff Autonomy; Increase in Customs Duties; Developments in Bahrein' [‎16v] (32/883)

The record is made up of 1 file (440 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1932-24 Oct 1945. 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 comments of Major Hickinbotham, Political
Agent to Bahrein, will be found on pages 2-6* He
considers that the Budget is too. conservative, under
estimating the revenue, over-estimating expenditure and
making provision for several projects which are unlikely
to be carried out during the period. He does not believe
that customs and judicial receipts will fall while the
present high price of imported goods continues, and makes
the point that the Special Police who are employed
solely on protective duties at the refinery and oilfields,
might be regarded as a cantribution from the Bahrein
G-overnment to His Majesty* s Government for the prosecution
of the war.
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 his covering letter, page 1,
agrees with Major Hickinbotham*s summing up, that the
Budget though too conservative is, in fact, a very
satisfactory one.
The Government of India in acknowledging the Political
Resident's letter (page 27) suggest that the Political
Agent's comments on the Budgets for both 1362 and 1363
should be brought to the notice of the Bahrein Government.

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This file contains annual budgets and financial accounts of the Government of Bahrain as well as related correspondence between British Government officials and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Ruler of Bahrain. Much of this correspondence is between officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the Political 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 Bushire that discusses the Government of Bahrain's financial situation and Bahrain's general economic development. The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the country's ruler, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.

The file contains two Arabic language propaganda posters that were produced by the British Government's Ministry of Information. The posters are contained in the file as they were used as spare paper to print Government of Bahrain financial accounts on.

The file also contains correspondence and notes related to a decision to grant Bahrain tariff autonomy (on folios 302-440), including a 'Draft Record of an Interdepartmental Meeting held at the Foreign Office on August 26th 1932, to Consider the Proposal to Grant Tariff Autonomy to Bahrein' (folios 335-373).

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 (440 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 441; 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 25-43; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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Coll 30/22 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein. Bahrein State Budget; Economy Proposals; Grant of Tariff Autonomy; Increase in Customs Duties; Developments in Bahrein' [‎16v] (32/883), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3736A, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049244000.0x000023> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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