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IOR/R/15/2/1303
- Record Id:
- 040-000229626
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000026
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100037550828.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1303
- Title:
- File 6/86 Manama-Moharraq Causeway
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence regarding use of the Manama to Muharraq causeway (Shaikh Hamad Bridge) in Bahrain. The correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Political Agency in Bahrain, Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Office of the Air Liaison Officer, and the State Engineer.
Several matters are discussed in the file, including:
- the amount to be paid and the form of payment for regular use of the bridge by Royal Air Force vehicles and those of the United States of America Transport Command;
- complaints from small craft users about the toll charged to go under the bridge;
- the registration of Agency and Residency vehicles that may use the bridge free of charge.
Folios 49-52 are internal office notes.
- 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
037-000229279
038-000229522
040-000229626 - 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/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1200-1312 : File 6: Bahrain State
IOR/R/15/2/1303 : File 6/86 Manama-Moharraq Causeway - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0006]/038-000229522[0104]/040-000229626
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (51 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000026
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1944
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 20 Jul 1944-2 Mar 1948
- 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 53; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-44; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- File 6/86
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)