Author
an agent.
in Bahrain and the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
5 Mar 1932-24 Oct 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
440
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/PS/12/3736A
Record ID
vdc_100000000648.0x00012c
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
5 Mar 1932-24 Oct 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains annual budgets and financial accounts of the Government of Bahrain as well as related correspondence between British Government officials and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Ruler of Bahrain. Much of this correspondence is between officials at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain and the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in Bushire that discusses the Government of Bahrain's financial situation and Bahrain's general economic development. The file also contains a limited amount of 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 the country's ruler, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.
The file contains two Arabic language propaganda posters that were produced by the British Government's Ministry of Information. The posters are contained in the file as they were used as spare paper to print Government of Bahrain financial accounts on.
The file also contains correspondence and notes related to a decision to grant Bahrain tariff autonomy (on folios 302-440), including a 'Draft Record of an Interdepartmental Meeting held at the Foreign Office on August 26th 1932, to Consider the Proposal to Grant Tariff Autonomy to Bahrein' (folios 335-373).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Coll 30/22
