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Coll 30/42 'Correct spelling of Bahrain/Bahrein' [7r] (14/109)
The record is made up of 1 file (52 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1932-15 Aug 1946. 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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P.Z.7076/33.
rv
Public.
P.51683.
231. 1. 1.
INDIA HOUSE,
ALDWTCH,
LONDON, W.G.2.
1st November, 1933.
Change in the spelling of n Bahrein"
to "Bahrain" occurring in the First
General List of Asiatic Names.
Sir,
With further reference to your letter of the 17th
March, 1933, on the above subject, I am directed to forward
herewith, for your information, a copy of an endorsement
No.F.136-N/33 dated the 27th September, 1933 from the
Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India,
with enclosures, and to say that the Government of India
have expressed the hope that the Permanent Committee on
Geographical Names will now issue the necessary amendment
to the First General List of Asiatic Names.
I am, etc.,
for Secretary,
Public Department.
The Secretary,
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names,
Royal Geographical Society,
KENSINGTON GORE, S.W.7.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding whether the official spelling should be Bahrain or Bahrein. The spelling of Kuwait (Kuwait or Koweit) is also discussed in passing.
The correspondence is between officials at 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 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, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Foreign Office, The Royal Geographical Society and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (52 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3755
- Title
- Coll 30/42 'Correct spelling of Bahrain/Bahrein'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:8v, 12r:24v, 28r:28v, 30r:40v, 42r:53v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence