Author
an agent.
in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave
Publication Date
7 Apr 1934-22 Jan 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
100
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/817
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0000f4
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
7 Apr 1934-22 Jan 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding the establishment of a cinema in Bahrain. The file contains correspondence between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning the desirability of opening a cinema in the country and the logistics involved in doing so. The file contains a letter from April 1937 (in English and Arabic) in which Belgrave grants two members of the Al Khalifa family permission to establish a cinema in Bahrain.
The file contains a number of letters from other individuals and companies interested in establishing a cinema in the country (ff 9-11,14,28,58-59).
The file also contains documentation regarding the licensing and censorship of films as follows:
ordinance for licensing and controlling cinemas and other places of public amusement compiled by the Government of Bahrain (ff 66-69);
government of Bengal
From c. 1758-1858, the East India Company's administration in Bengal. From 1773-1833, the most senior of the three subdivisions of India, also known as the Supreme Government of India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj.
, Political Department, Manual of the Bengal Board of Censors, 1936 (ff 80-99).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 32/7 File no: 4/6
