Author
an agent.
in Bahrain. The correspondence concerns arrangements for DeGrenier's leave and contract as well as a visit that he made to Kuwait in 1934
Publication Date
15 Mar 1932-19 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
85
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/900
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00016b
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
15 Mar 1932-19 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier, Director of Customs in Bahrain (1924-1943).
The correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and officials at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain. The correspondence concerns arrangements for DeGrenier's leave and contract as well as a visit that he made to Kuwait in 1934 (some correspondence in Arabic is contained in connection to this visit).
The file also contains correspondence regarding DeGrenier's fitness to work, his departure from Bahrain in 1943 and the hiring of his replacement, George William Reginald Smith. A copy of the contract agreed between Smith and Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain, is contained on folios 62-69.
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)
Confidential Files: 42/2 File no: 6/2
