Author
an agent.
Publication Date
19 Nov 1940-2 Dec 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
394
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1890
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000271
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
19 Nov 1940-2 Dec 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file consists of correspondence forwarding remittances to the Bahrain
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
; these largely consist of debt repayments and payments for court fees, and are often in the form of deductions from wages. By far the largest number of these remittances have been forwarded by the Superintendent of the Bahrain State Police on behalf of police officers. However, other officials of the Government of Bahrain are also involved in forwarding remittances on behalf of their own staff; such as Charles Belgrave as Adviser to the Government and Commandant of the State Police, the Director of Customs, the State Engineer, and the Director of Education. Officers from the Royal Naval base and the Pilot Balloon Observatory are also involved, as are the private companies Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited and the British Overseas Airways Corporation. They are addressed to either the Indian Assistant or 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.
.
The Arabic language content consists of 31 folios of remittances, which are predominantly from departments of the Bahrain State such as: the Bahrain Court, Department of Minors Funds, the Manama Municipality, and the Police departments in both Manama [Al Manāmah] and Muharraq [Al Muḩarraq].
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. A section of file notes can be found at the back between folios 394-395.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: File C/3 J