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IOR/R/15/2/1536
- Record Id:
- 040-000229869
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00010f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033104801.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1536
- Title:
- ‘File 16/32-A Purchases on behalf of Bushire Residency’
- Scope & Content:
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Correspondence and other papers, exchanged between staff at the Political Agency in Bahrain and others, including the British Residency and Consulate in Bushire and the Government of Bahrain, relating to the order or exchange of goods from suppliers, merchants and colleagues, with shipping arrangements frequently made with the Bahrain shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited. Goods discussed include:
- Electrolux refrigerators, ordered through the Bahrain merchant Yousuf Abdul Rahman Fakhroo, and including correspondence for the delivery of one refrigerator to H Borovitz of the Etimadeyah Spinning and Weaving Company in Bushire;
- medical supplies, including quinine, and a request from the Chief Medical Officer for the Government of Bahrain for Penicillin, with correspondence following on arrangements for the quick delivery of Penicillin to Bahrain;
- other miscellaneous items including coke, washing soda, vegetable ghee, electrical wiring, coir matting, car batteries, and stamps.
A small number of papers in the file are in Arabic.
- 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
038-000229824
040-000229869 - 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/15/2/1492-1594 : File 16: Miscellaneous
IOR/R/15/2/1536 : ‘File 16/32-A Purchases on behalf of Bushire Residency’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0016]/038-000229824[0046]/040-000229869
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (170 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00010f
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 16 Jun 1945-21 Feb 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; 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 2-53; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- English Office: File 16/32 A
- 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 156-171) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)