The file contains copies of correspondence concerning the presence of United States (US) merchant seamen at Bahrain, in particular questions of facilities for and supervision of US crews while on shore leave, and jurisdiction of US citizens at Bahrain. The first part of the file contains corres...
The volume comprises applications made by individuals in Bahrain (chiefly employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company, BAPCO) to undertake military service in time of war, and correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Li...
File 37/1 (12/9 II) Visit of government officials to Bahrain
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The file contains telegrams and correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the India Office in London, the Government of India, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the British Consulate at Basra, His Majesty's Minister at Jedda, and British Overseas Airways Corporation repre...
File 1/18 Additional Vernacular Clerk in the Bahrain Agency (Third Munshi)
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The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Additional Vernacular Clerk (also referred to as Third Munshi) at the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers, which consist of correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, statements, last pay certificates, sanction orders, and ...
File 1/45 Daftari in the Court of Indian Assistant
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The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Daftari (also rendered Daftry and Daftri) in the Indian Assistant's Court. The Daftari carried out a variety of clerical duties, including making out writs of summons, the preparation of all correspondence in Arabic, admin...
The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1945-46, and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period. The correspondence is mainly between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Reside...
File 4/5 Dollar Exchange Compensation - Correspondence re -
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The file relates to the calculation of Dollar Exchange Compensation, a salary allowance for employees of the Government of India serving in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) that had originally been granted in 1918 on account of a significant rise in the cost of living and the adverse exchange rate...
The file concerns the operation of the Dubai Hospital Account, which was maintained by the British Agency, Sharjah. The papers include statements of the Dubai Hospital Account for the quarters ended June 1949 to September 1950 inclusive, and associated financial statements. The accounts cover s...
File 4/62 Bahrain Govt Share of Court Fees Collected.
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The file consists of covering letters from the Political Agency, Bahrain to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) for sums of money (cheques and cash) representing the Government of Bahrain's share of net receipts on account of Joint Court fees collected during the...
File 6/34 Fazal Hussein, clerk, State Police - Discharge of
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The file contains correspondence relating to the discharge of Fazal Hussein, clerk, from Bahrain Government service in July 1928. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Bahrain, Commandant of Bahrain State Police (Captain L S Parke), Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Faz...
