Photograph of the Political Agency, Bahrain. Photographer: Unknown
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Maritime scene showing the Political Agency, Bahrain, from the sea. 'H.B.M. Political agent, Bahrain, Persian Gulf', is written on the reverse in pencil; also written in pencil is the required width (in inches) for a requested enlarged print of the photograph.
File 17/26 PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE A MOTOR CYCLE FOR AGENCY DESPATCH RIDER
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This file concerns the Bahrain Political Agent's proposal that the Political Agency should be provided with a motorcycle despatch rider for the local delivery of mail to and from the Agency. In a letter to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, dated 7 June 1945, the Political Age...
This file concerns the use and maintenance of the Bahrain Political Agency's official vehicles. The file largely consists of the Agency's correspondence with various suppliers and distributors of vehicle parts in Bahrain. The file contains specific details of the vehicles used by the Agency du...
This file documents the purchase and supply of two official vehicles for the Bahrain Political Agency: a Humber Super Snipe Saloon and an Austin Sixteen Shooting Brake. Near the beginning of the file the Political Agent states a preference for Humber models as the Agency's official cars (specifi...
File 17/29 DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT ORIGINALLY ORDERED FOR INSTALLATION IN CONSULATES AT BANDAR ABBAS AND BUSHIRE
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This file documents the Bahrain Political Agent's efforts to find a new owner for some electric generating equipment that was ordered from England by the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. In order to avoid having to cancel the order (and pay a large cancellation fee) the Residency requests...
File 18/1 II Repairs to Buildings Ordinary Repairs
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The file relates to repairs needed to, or being carried out on, various rooms of the Bahrain Agency building, and other works including the placement of a new artesian well and repairs to a wall in the Agency garden. The file contains requests from the Political Agent, Bahrain, to British, India...
This sub-sub-series mostly consists of files relating to the maintenance of, repairs to, and building works being carried out at, the Bahrain Political Agency building and compound. It includes files relating to the following: the move of the Post Office from inside the Political Agency build...
File 18/1 III ORDINARY REPAIRS TO AGENCY BUILDINGS MINISTRY OF WORKS
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This file contains correspondence regarding repairs and maintenance to the Political Agency building in Bahrain. Correspondence at the beginning of the file concerns the transfer of responsibility for this to the Ministry of Works in the British Embassy in Cairo and the establishment of accounti...
File 18/4 Correspondence regarding conversion of the two old cells into Post Office and repairs thereto
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, the Post Master General, Karachi and the Political Resident, Persian Gulf, regarding the move of the Post Office from inside the Bahrain Agency building to two rooms adjoining the guard room. Most of the file contains reques...
This file contains correspondence regarding the repair and maintenance of the Political Agency's tennis court. The early correspondence is mostly concerned with replacing the surface of the existing court and requests for advice from the En-Tout-Cas Company regarding suitable material and mainte...
