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IOR/R/15/2/360
- Record Id:
- 040-000228633
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001b7
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025812437.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/360
- Title:
- File 9/12 Gray, Mackenzie & Co Ltd: affairs and activities in Bahrain
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain concerning the activities of Gray Mackenzie & Co.
Gray Mackenzie & Co requests from the Government of Bahrain a renewal of the licence to act as landing company for loading and discharging goods in the Bahrain ports; the company also requests to undertake the lightering work and to increase the landing charges. The file contains a copy of the landing agreement, forwarded by the Advisor to the Government of Bahrain. Gray Mackenzie & Co also submits to the Government of Bahrain a request to supply British liquors to the California Arabian Company, which is not granted.
There is correspondence on the discontent between the Bahraini merchants for the slowness of the lightering process and the pilferage of the cargo, leading them to put a proposal to create a local landing company.
The file contains papers removed from file 10/19.
- 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
038-000228614
040-000228633 - 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/15/2/342-387 : File 9 Trade and Commerce
IOR/R/15/2/360 : File 9/12 Gray, Mackenzie & Co Ltd: affairs and activities in Bahrain - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0010]/038-000228614[0019]/040-000228633
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (159 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001b7
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 10 Jan 1934-2 Jan 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 161; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-159; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- Confidential files: 9/12
- Arrangement:
- The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 150-159. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)