IOR/R/15/2/1533

Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the British Residency and Consulate-General in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32 III Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’ (IOR/R/15/2/1532)

The papers deal with matters of a routine nature, chiefly the order or exchange of goods from suppliers, merchants and colleagues, and arrangements for shipment. Ordered goods include: automobiles and automobile spares, including tyres and batteries; office supplies and stationery, including typewriter repairs; other items of machinery and machinery spare parts, such as oil engines, valves; alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs; vegetable seeds; sports equipment. Some correspondence and file notes allude to the shortage of or restrictions upon the import and export of certain goods during wartime. The file also includes some correspondence between British officials concerning the transfer from one office to another of clerks and other Government staff, in response to specific working requirements.