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IOR/R/15/2/1410
- Record Id:
- 040-000229741
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000091
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035423507.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1410
- Title:
- File 14/1 Correspondence regarding calls of mail steamers at Bahrain and general correspondence regarding postal matters
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains telegrams, correspondence and notices regarding postal matters: conveyance of mail at Bahrain, dispatch of mail from Bahrain, air mail service, shipping, postal facilities in the Persian Gulf area, and restriction of telecommunications and mail services to other countries during the Second World War. The file contains a copy of the agreement with Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, who provided a vehicle for transit and delivery of mail (folios 210-213)
The principal correspondents are: the Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo; Imperial Airways Limited (from 1940 British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)); British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (BISN); the Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and Persian Gulf Division, at Karachi; the Residency Agent at Sharjah; the Political Agency at Kuwait; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Political Agent at Bahrain.
There are some documents in Arabic with English translation within the file, letters from and to the Postmaster at Bushire, and from the Residency Agent at Sharjah.
- 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
038-000229740
040-000229741 - 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/15/2/1410-1430 : File 14: Postal
IOR/R/15/2/1410 : File 14/1 Correspondence regarding calls of mail steamers at Bahrain and general correspondence regarding postal matters - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0014]/038-000229740[0001]/040-000229741
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (302 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000091
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1941
- Date Range:
- 25 May 1938-23 Aug 1941
- 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 304; 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 present in parallel between ff 4-266; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 268-299; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- English Office Files: 14/1
- Arrangement:
- The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes within and at the end of the file, on folios 267-303. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)