Author
the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
6 Oct 1942-28 Feb 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
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 acted as Notary Public. C -
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
374
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1176
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00032f
Library Location
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.
Date
6 Oct 1942-28 Feb 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns the registration of documents by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain.
The papers consist of correspondence between those applying to have documents registered and the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain. Most of the correspondence is from oil companies, particularly the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). The documents submitted for registration are principally certificates for shipments of oil, cylinders, and equipment, but also include leases, powers of attorney, passport applications, certificates of employment, registrations of company name, and customs declarations.
The Arabic language content of the file consists of two letters only.
The last item of correspondence in the file is dated 23 February 1946; the closing date in the date range is supplied by an entry in the notes on folio 375.