Author
an agent.
in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave
Publication Date
10 Dec 1940-24 Apr 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
270
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/198
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0003a5
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
10 Dec 1940-24 Apr 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1359-1363AH (1941-1945). These records include details of the expenditure and budget of the government. A number of lists containing details of the salaries and allowances of members of the Al Khalifa family are also included throughout the file.
The file contains correspondence that discusses Bahrain's financial situation, notably details of how and where investments should be made for Bahrain's state reserve fund, details of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] excessive spending habits and the impact of the Second World War on Bahrain.
The file also contains copies (in English and Arabic) of correspondence between Charles Geoffrey Prior, the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and the Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
Of note are folios 198v and 199v, on which financial details from 1943/44 have been printed on the reverse of two unrelated British Government propaganda posters - presumably due to a paper shortage during war time.
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