Author
an agent.
: a Humber Super Snipe Saloon and an Austin Sixteen Shooting Brake. Near the beginning of the file the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
28 Sep 1946-8 Nov 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
126
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1629
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00016c
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
28 Sep 1946-8 Nov 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file documents the purchase and supply of two official vehicles for the Bahrain Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
: a Humber Super Snipe Saloon and an Austin Sixteen Shooting Brake. Near the beginning of the file 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.
states a preference for Humber models as the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's official cars (specifically a Super Snipe Saloon and a Super Snipe Station Wagon), since the Government of Bahrain already possesses several of these vehicles, and therefore servicing facilities would be available. The file largely consists of 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.
's correspondence with a number of car distributors and agents, both in Bahrain and in Britain, regarding the purchase and shipment of the Humber and Austin vehicles. Also discussed is 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.
's request for two pick-up trucks for the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
(no purchases of such vehicles are documented in this file).
Correspondents include the following: 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.
, Bahrain; the Secretary to 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.
; Rootes Limited (car manufacturers and distributors, London); A A Zayani and Sons (general merchants and commission agents, Bahrain); the Commonwealth Relations Office, Whitehall, London.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Files: 17/28
