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'File 18/5 Agency Tennis Courts' [‎94r] (187/428)

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The record is made up of 1 file (213 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1933-Dec 1950. 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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OFFICES AT
32, PARADISE ST.
BIRMINGHAM, I
24, CHAPEL ST.
LIVERPOOL. 3
87, B DPSGATE
LON , N • E . C. 2
S3, LONDON ROAD
LEICESTER
4, FLETCHER GATE
NOTTINGHAM
2, HESSLEGATE BUILDINGS
4, HUMBER DOCK STREET
HULL
16, RUE MARTEL
PARIS, (X E)
TELEGRAMS:
FREIGHT, BIRMINGHAM
JACO, LIVERPOOL
FORENAMEO, STOCK,LONDON
FREIGHT, LEICESTER
FREIGHT, NOTTINGHAM
ATALANTA, HULL
telephones:
MID 3671 BIRMINGHAM (5 LINES)
7061 CENTRAL, LIVERPOOL
2127/8/9 LONDON WALL
59816 LEICESTER
2080 NOTTINGHAM
36726 HULL (2 LINES)
32,PARADISE STREET, BIRMINGHAM,!.
BRANCH:— 53,LONDON ROAD,
LE 1C ESTER
AGENTS IN THE MIDLANDS
FOR
CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
TO
NEW YORK, BOSTON, CANADA.
THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. ;>
HAVRE, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
DONALDSON LINE
TO
MONTE VIDEO. BUENOS AYRES
ROSARIO ano PACIFIC SERVICE
ELLERMAN CITY & HALL LINES
TO
INDIA
VIA i-lXRLAI-L. «
\ 3^"
His Britannic
BAHREIN,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
OUR REF
LE.7897.
L5LM •
6th April, 1948.
Majesty’s 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. ,
GLEN & SHIRE LINE
TO
STRAITS , CHINA AND JAPAN
Dear Sir,
HENDERSON LINE
TO PORT SAID. SUEZ , RANGOON
JOHNSTON LINE
TO MEDITERRANEAN , ETC .
LAMPORT & HOLT LINE
TO
BRAZIL 8. RIVER PLATE
MAC ANDREWS‘LINE
TO SPAIN
PRINCE LINE OF STEAMERS
TO
TUNIS, EGYPT AND SYRIAN COAST
STOTT LINE
TO
NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK
UNION -CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP
CO. LTD.
TO
S jTH AND EAST AFRICA
7 s
FRANK C.STRICK & CO. LTD.
TO PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ALSO LOWEST RATES QUOTED
TO
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND , BRAZIL ,
MEXICO, CUBA, ETC.
AND
ALL CONTINENTAL PORTS
We enclose stamped Bill of* Lading covering
35 sacks of Green Surface Grit for Tennis Courts, which
we have shipped per the s.s. !1 GI r rY Oj BLOrL J nJ-:C-LJ , from
London to Bahrein, for our friends, The Bn-Tout-Cas
Co., Ltd., of Syston.
By seamail we are sending you copy of this letter,
together with second stamped hill of Lading, and
we trust this consignment is received in good time
and condition.
PASSENGERS BOOKED TO ALL PARTS
SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISES
RAIL TICKETS ISSUED BY US IN ADVANCE FOR L.M.S. &. G.W.RLY.
CONTINENTAL FREIGHT AGENTS FOR L.M.&. S.RlY.

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This file contains correspondence regarding the repair and maintenance of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's tennis court. The early correspondence is mostly concerned with replacing the surface of the existing court and requests for advice from the En-Tout-Cas Company regarding suitable material and maintenance. Most of the rest of the file contains correspondence regarding supplies, including grit, asphalt, clay, hoses, planks, grass, nets and racquets. The file contains shipping orders and invoices. Most of the correspondence is between Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government, and the En-Tout-Cas Company, Uberoi Limited and T Tominna and S Uchi.

The file includes twelve folios in Arabic, mostly with English translations, including: correspondence between 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, and Mansoor Al Arayedh, November 1935 (folios 23 and 24); and correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, and the Secretary, Manamah Baladeyah, Bahrain, dated November 1935 and February 1936 (folios 27, 45, 46 and 47).

Detailed file notes are found on folios 168 to 214.

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1 file (213 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 168-214 contain File Notes.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 215; 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, with gaps, beginning on folio 4; 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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