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IOR/R/15/2/831-837

Record Id:

038-000229131

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-000228236

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000061.0x0000c3

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/R/15/2/831-837

Title:

File 33 Electricity

Scope & Content:

This Sub-sub-series contains seven files related to electricity supply in Bahrain as well as other related infrastructure issues.

The majority of the files (IOR/R/15/2/831-832 and 834-836) concern negotiations between the Government of Bahrain and other entities (including the Bahrain Petroleum Company, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy) regarding the provision of an electrical supply for their establishments in Bahrain.

Also enclosed are files about Bahrain's water supply (IOR/R/15/2/833) and an idea for the installation of a gas-powered lighting system in Manama (IOR/R/15/2/837).

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000229131

Is part of:

IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files

IOR/R/15/2/831-837 : File 33 Electricity

Contains:

IOR/R/15/2/831 : File 33/1 (4/8) Supply of Electricity to BAPCO by Bahrain Government
IOR/R/15/2/832 : File 33/2 (4/20) Superintendent, P. W. D.
IOR/R/15/2/833 : File 33/3 (4/21) Improvement of Bahrain Water Supply
IOR/R/15/2/834 : File 33/4 (4/22) New Electricity Supply Scheme for Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/835 : File 33/6 (5/16) Supply of Electricity to Naval Base by Bahrain Government
IOR/R/15/2/836 : File 33/11 Supply of Electricity to RAF by Bahrain Government
IOR/R/15/2/837 : File 33/12 I New Lighting System for Manama

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Hierarchy:

032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0038]/038-000229131

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

SubSubSeries

Extent:

7 files (292 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Arabic
English

Scripts:

Arabic
Latin

Start Date:

1934

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

1934-1950

Era:

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Arrangement:

The former external references show possible gaps between the surviving files in the series and the numbers in brackets represent earlier file references.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Public Record(s)

Names:

Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, 1926-1957
Bahrain Petroleum Company, 1929-
Government of Bahrain, State Engineer, Mid 20th century
Political Resident, Persian Gulf, 1822-1971

Subjects:

Electricity supply

Places:

Manama, Asia, Bahrain