IOR/R/15/2/1301

The file contains correspondence, government proclamations and regulations concerning rent control in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf.

The file includes:

• correspondence between Belgrave, the Political Agency, and the British Consulate-General in Basra regarding the introduction of rent control in Bahrain following complaints of high rates;
• correspondence from private individuals, business-owners, and representatives of companies (such as Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC), and Gray, Mackenzie and Company) complaining of high rents and requesting that action be taken;
• correspondence related to the Government of Bahrain's response of public proclamations, new regulations, and the formation of a Rent Committee and sub-committees;
• minutes of meetings between members of the Rent Committee (folios 115-16, 132, and 235-36);
• numerous drafts, modifications, and updates of the government regulation regarding the renting of private and business premises.

Folios 5-12 and 15 concern the registration, licensing, and control of motor vehicles and drivers in Bahrain and is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the file.

Folios 244-83 are internal office notes.