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IOR/R/15/2/1609
- Record Id:
- 040-000229943
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000158
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100029785202.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1609
- Title:
- File 17/7 III Electric Installation Political Agency Bahrain
- Scope & Content:
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This file concerns the supply and maintenance of electrical installations in the Bahrain Political Agency's buildings.
Most of the file consists of correspondence between the Assistant Political Agent [Captain George Ashmead Cole; Captain Tom Hickinbotham; Captain Michael Gray Dixon] and the Government of Bahrain's State Engineer [William Benjamin Steele], regarding the supply and maintenance of electrical installations such as ceiling and table fans, lights, bells, water heaters, and meters. Also discussed are requests for alterations to the wiring in the Agency's office.
The file includes a circular letter, dated 7 January 1936, in English and in Arabic, from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, advising against connecting any lamps or electrical apparatus without obtaining permission from the State Engineer.
Other correspondents include the following: the Political Agent, Bahrain [Percy Gordon Loch]; the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the British Consul, Basra [Daniel Francis Horseman Brickell].
- 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
038-000229928
040-000229943 - 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/15/2/1595-1630 : File 17: Government Property
IOR/R/15/2/1609 : File 17/7 III Electric Installation Political Agency Bahrain - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0017]/038-000229928[0015]/040-000229943
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (192 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000158
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1944
- Date Range:
- 22 Mar 1934-2 Jul 1944
- 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 194; 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 12-157 and ff 160-189; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- English Office Files: 17/7 III
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)