Author
an agent.
in Bahrain
Publication Date
29 Oct 1943-24 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
283
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1301
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000024
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
29 Oct 1943-24 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence, government proclamations and regulations concerning rent control in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The file includes:
correspondence between Belgrave, the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and the British Consulate-General in Basra regarding the introduction of rent control in Bahrain following complaints of high rates;
correspondence from private individuals, business-owners, and representatives of companies (such as Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC), and Gray, Mackenzie and Company) complaining of high rents and requesting that action be taken;
correspondence related to the Government of Bahrain's response of public proclamations, new regulations, and the formation of a Rent Committee and sub-committees;
minutes of meetings between members of the Rent Committee (folios 115-16, 132, and 235-36);
numerous drafts, modifications, and updates of the government regulation regarding the renting of private and business premises.
Folios 5-12 and 15 concern the registration, licensing, and control of motor vehicles and drivers in Bahrain and is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the file.
Folios 244-83 are internal office notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 6/82
