Author
an agent.
's buildings.
Most of the file consists of correspondence between the Assistant
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
22 Mar 1934-2 Jul 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
192
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1609
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000158
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
22 Mar 1934-2 Jul 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file concerns the supply and maintenance of electrical installations in the Bahrain Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's buildings.
Most of the file consists of correspondence between the Assistant
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.
[Captain George Ashmead Cole; Captain Tom Hickinbotham; Captain Michael Gray Dixon] and the Government of Bahrain's State Engineer [William Benjamin Steele], regarding the supply and maintenance of electrical installations such as ceiling and table fans, lights, bells, water heaters, and meters. Also discussed are requests for alterations to the wiring in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
's office.
The file includes a circular letter, dated 7 January 1936, in English and in Arabic, from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, advising against connecting any lamps or electrical apparatus without obtaining permission from the State Engineer.
Other 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 [Percy Gordon Loch]; 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.
; the British Consul, Basra [Daniel Francis Horseman Brickell].
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)
English Office Files: 17/7 III