Publication Date
6 May 1941-11 May 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
284
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/352
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00018f
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
6 May 1941-11 May 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence between 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.
at Bahrain and the Advisor to the Government of Bahrain concerning the restriction of the licences to export gold, silver and currency from Bahrain during wartime.
The volume also contains monthly letters from the Eastern Bank Limited communicating the exchange rate of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, and statements from the Director of Customs at Bahrain containing monthly figures of exports and imports of currency.
Some documents are in Arabic, with English translation.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The documents in the volume are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end, on folios 261-282. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files: 9/10 II
