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IOR/R/15/2/1378
- Record Id:
- 040-000229707
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000071
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026372699.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1378
- Title:
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‘File 12/8 Shipping.– Correspondence re. Arrival of ships of foreign nationalities in Bahrain and questions relating to freight and cargo brought by them.’
- Scope & Content:
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The file comprises correspondence received by the Political Agency relating to the arrival and departure of foreign vessels at Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Bahrain shipping agent Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo [Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kānū]; representatives of the Government of Bahrain; representatives of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited.
The file includes:
- correspondence dated 1933 relating to an enquiry from the Political Resident as to the whereabouts of the SS City of Dundee, after its departure from Bahrain in October 1932 (ff 2-5);
- correspondence dated 1934 relating to a dispute raised by the Bahrain importer Abdulaziz Ali Al Bassam, over landing rates for cement at Bahrain (ff 6-10);
- miscellaneous correspondence dated 1935-1938 relating to foreign vessels calling at Bahrain (ff 11-16);
- letters from Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, dated 1946 to 1948, reporting the arrival and departure of vessels at Bahrain, and the nature of their cargo (ff 17-50).
- 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
038-000229696
040-000229707 - 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/15/2/1368-1390 : File 12: Shipping
IOR/R/15/2/1378 : ‘File 12/8 Shipping.– Correspondence re. Arrival of ships of foreign nationalities in Bahrain and questions relating to… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0012]/038-000229696[0011]/040-000229707
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (54 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000071
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 26 Apr 1933-18 Sep 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; 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 2-21; 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:
- English Office: File 12/8
- 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 (ff 51-55) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)