Author
the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
13 Sep 1934-24 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fra,por,spa
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
256
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1755
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0001ea
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
13 Sep 1934-24 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence, promotional material and other documents related to the British Industries Fair (BIF) in London and other similar events in London, including a mechanical handling conference (1948) and an engineering and marine exhibition (1949).
The file contains a number of invitations to attend the fair that were sent to prominent merchants in Bahrain by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain as well as replies sent back by these merchants. Much of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations).
The file also contains promotional material related to the BIF and other events including the following:
a pamphlet written by Malcolm Logan entitled 'Story of the B.I.F.' The pamphlet is in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (folios 142-149);
two posters for the Mechanical Handling Conference in London 1948, one in French (folio 151) and one in English (folio 152);
a pamphlet entitled 'Background to the B.I.F.' (folios 203-210).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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