Author
an agent.
's official vehicles. The file largely consists of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
11 Apr 1946-24 Oct 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
237
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1628
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00016b
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
11 Apr 1946-24 Oct 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file concerns the use and maintenance of the Bahrain Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's official vehicles. The file largely consists of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's correspondence with various suppliers and distributors of vehicle parts in Bahrain.
The file contains specific details of the vehicles used by the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
during this time (the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
appears to have had two vehicles for official use at any one time between 1946 and 1950). Vehicles used by the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
during this period include a Vauxhall VXO, an Austin Station Wagon and a Humber Super Snipe Saloon.
Also included in the file are the following: monthly statements regarding staff use of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's vehicles, which provide details of trips (including the names of the members of staff on duty and the distances travelled) that may be credited to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's transport fund (later referred to as the transport account); details of two accidents involving an
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
vehicle; Foreign Office guidance on the use of official transport; copies of reports on the condition of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's vehicles.
The principal correspondents in the file are the following: 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; the Government of Bahrain's State Engineer; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; A A Zayani and Sons (general merchants and commission agents, based in Bahrain); the Foreign Office's Conference and Supply Department.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Files: 17/27
