Author
an agent.
in Bahrain
Publication Date
25 Oct 1932-29 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
62
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1267
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000002
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
25 Oct 1932-29 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence regarding artesian wells in Bahrain. The correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain, Abdulaziz Alqosaibi & Bros, Yousuf Abdulrehman Fakhroo, the Air Ministry Works Directorate in Bahrain and Iraq, 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.
, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), and the Commanding Officer of HMS
Jufair
.
The papers are concerned with the regulation of the use of artesian wells following a drop in underground water levels due to over-extraction. Much of the correspondence is connected with permissions to bore wells and the publication of government regulations on the matter. Other matters covered by the file include concern over the rise in cases of malaria due to overflow of wells and the purchase of materials and equipment needed for the construction of wells.
Folios 58-63 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 6/49
