Author
an agent.
in Bahrain and the Adviser to Government of Bahrain
Publication Date
9 Mar 1944-2 Feb 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
114
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1304
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000027
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
9 Mar 1944-2 Feb 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to driving offences in Bahrain. Much 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 and the Adviser to Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave. The file includes:
correspondence with Bahrain Petroleum Company Chief Local Representative, WP Anderson, regarding complaints about and offences of drivers employed by the company;
correspondence with the Office of the Air Liaison Officer regarding similar complaints about the driving of British military personnel;
numerous police and court statements connected to driving offences, some of which involved serious accidents;
correspondence connected to the government's efforts to clamp down on such offences, including a copy of the Motor Vehicles proclamation (folios 2-6);
a notification from the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
regarding vehicle registration and licensing, with a scale for fines issued (folios 103-05).
Folios 106-14 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 6/87
