IOR/R/15/2/1318

This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain; Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; C C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain, and as Acting Adviser; J M Macdonald and Company, Engineering and Contractors, Karachi; Deputy Manager, Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; and G W R Smith, Chief Local Representative, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) Limited.

The correspondence concerns improvements to the customs pier at Bahrain. Between 1929 and 1930, the correspondence (ff. 1E-27) concerns general improvements, in particular the procurement of a five ton hand crane. The correspondence of 1934 (ff. 28-29) concerns injuries and accidents on the customs pier and those of 1936 (ff. 30-37) concern enquiries about improvements to the pier with the possibility of a ten ton driven crane.

Included within these papers is a sketch showing the radius and jib of the crane required for the pier (ff. 12-13); a blueprint of a five ton hand portable crane by J M MacDonald and Company (f. 1B, enclosure of f. 27, formerly housed in envelope marked f. 1A); a list of collections of Pier Fees between years 1339 and 1347 AH (1920-1929) (f. 11); a note from de Grenier detailing the history of the customs pier (ff. 19-24); and an outline of development of the customs pier (f. 35).