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IOR/R/15/2/1389
- Record Id:
- 040-000229718
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00007c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026391769.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1389
- Title:
- ‘File 12/19 Mercury Boat Lines. Miscellaneous Correspondence’
- Scope & Content:
- The file comprises: a letter from Robert E Williamson, General Manager of Mercury Boat Lines, dated 29 January 1949, announcing the commencement of Mercury Boat Lines’ new passenger services, with an enclosed outline of vessels, timetables (Manama, Al Khobar [Al-Khubar], Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tanūrah]) and fares (ff 2-3); a letter from the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf to the Political Agent at Bahrain, dated 10 August 1949, concerning radio frequencies and call signs for Mercury Lines, and requesting confirmation of whether Mercury Boat Lines are still operating (f 4); a reply from the Political Agency to the Residency, dated 13 August 1949, confirming that Mercury Boat Lines have been bought outright by Messrs Mohamed Taher Al Sharif, and that Williamson has left Bahrain (f 5).
- 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
040-000229718 - 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/15/2/1389 : ‘File 12/19 Mercury Boat Lines. Miscellaneous Correspondence’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0012]/038-000229696[0022]/040-000229718
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (6 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00007c
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1949
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 29 Jan 1949-13 Aug 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- English Office: File 12/19
- 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 6) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)