‘File 16/10 II Correspondence with Eastern Bank Ltd. Bahrain’

Name: ‘File 16/10 II Correspondence with Eastern Bank Ltd. Bahrain’
Author: an agent. in Bahrain and the Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

İsim	‘File 16/10 II Correspondence with Eastern Bank Ltd. Bahrain’
Yazar	an agent. in Bahrain and the Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative
Basım Tarihi:	30 Dec 1940-16 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	97
Kütüphane:	Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	IOR/R/15/2/1504
Kayıt Numarası	vdc_100000000282.0x0000ef
Lokasyon	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.
Tarih	30 Dec 1940-16 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar	Correspondence, chiefly of a routine nature, exchanged 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 Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited. The file’s principal correspondents are 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. and representatives (usually the manager) of the Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited (M Gunn; T J De La Mare; D Ham). The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘Miscellaneous 16/10 Eastern Bank Ltd: Correspondence with ––’ (IOR/R/15/2/1503). Covering the years of the Second World War, much of the correspondence relates to wartime circumstances and events: in December 1941, used stamp collections to raise funds for the air raid victims of German bombing raids on Portsmouth (ff 20-21); in October 1942, the introduction of cheque book charges, in response to the rising costs of paper and printing (f 37); in November 1942, an acute shortage of small coinage in India (f 38); in 1944, efforts to send money to the wife of a Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) employee who was resident in Beirut, in light of the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. region no longer being part of the Sterling Bloc (ff 47-62). Other correspondence covers: in 1941, the efforts of three BAPCO employees to set up a private trading company; also in 1941, changes to rates for the purchase of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. demand drafts in India; in 1949, issues arising from the redirection of mail from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to 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. (based in Bahrain from 1947). The file also contains copies of reports and annual accounts for the Eastern Bank Limited, dated May 1944 (f 65, duplicate at f 69) and March 1945 (f 73), and a copy, in English and Arabic, of the Eastern Bank Bahrain’s rules for savings deposit accounts (ff 23-28).
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 88-98) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	English Office: File 16/10 II

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‘File 16/10 II Correspondence with Eastern Bank Ltd. Bahrain’

Yazar an agent. in Bahrain and the Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Basım Tarihi 30 Dec 1940-16 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Tür Belge

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 97

Kütüphane Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası IOR/R/15/2/1504

Kayıt Numarası vdc_100000000282.0x0000ef

Lokasyon 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.

Tarih 30 Dec 1940-16 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Notlar Correspondence, chiefly of a routine nature, exchanged 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 Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited. The file’s principal correspondents are 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. and representatives (usually the manager) of the Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited (M Gunn; T J De La Mare; D Ham). The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘Miscellaneous 16/10 Eastern Bank Ltd: Correspondence with ––’ (IOR/R/15/2/1503). Covering the years of the Second World War, much of the correspondence relates to wartime circumstances and events: in December 1941, used stamp collections to raise funds for the air raid victims of German bombing raids on Portsmouth (ff 20-21); in October 1942, the introduction of cheque book charges, in response to the rising costs of paper and printing (f 37); in November 1942, an acute shortage of small coinage in India (f 38); in 1944, efforts to send money to the wife of a Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) employee who was resident in Beirut, in light of the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. region no longer being part of the Sterling Bloc (ff 47-62). Other correspondence covers: in 1941, the efforts of three BAPCO employees to set up a private trading company; also in 1941, changes to rates for the purchase of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. demand drafts in India; in 1949, issues arising from the redirection of mail from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to 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. (based in Bahrain from 1947). The file also contains copies of reports and annual accounts for the Eastern Bank Limited, dated May 1944 (f 65, duplicate at f 69) and March 1945 (f 73), and a copy, in English and Arabic, of the Eastern Bank Bahrain’s rules for savings deposit accounts (ff 23-28).

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 88-98) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) English Office: File 16/10 II