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IOR/R/15/2/747
- Record Id:
- 040-000229043
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00009c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025781848.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/747
- Title:
- ‘File 28/56 Motor cycles for Bahrain police’
- Scope & Content:
- The file contains copies of correspondence relating to the purchase of motorcycles for use by the Defence Police in Bahrain, with details of the motorcycles requested by the Political Agent at Bahrain (three with sidecars and three without, ff 2-3), and negotiations between the Political Agent and Government of India officials, including the Chief Controller of Stores at the Indian Store Department in Simla, over their technical specifications, availability and cost.
- 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
038-000228946
040-000229043 - 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/15/2/651-765 : File 28 [Second World] War
IOR/R/15/2/747 : ‘File 28/56 Motor cycles for Bahrain police’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0033]/038-000228946[0097]/040-000229043
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (14 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00009c
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 19 Sep 1939-12 Oct 1939
- 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 inside back cover with 16; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-14; 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: 28/56
- Arrangement:
- The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 15) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Chief Controller of Stores, Indian Store Department, Simla, Mid 20th century
- Subjects:
- Military equipment
Motorcycles
