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IOR/R/15/2/1617
- Record Id:
- 040-000229951
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000160
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100034560303.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1617
- Title:
- File 17/15 Government property: advances for the purchase and upkeep of cars
- Scope & Content:
-
Papers regarding the financial arrangements and rules for purchasing motor cars for the use of Government Officials in the Persian Gulf. Comprising:
- correspondence regarding the need for motor cars, interest to be repaid on advances, and repayment schedules, between: the Political Agent in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent and Assistant at Bahrain, the Office of the Accountant General, the Finance Department of the Government of India, and the Auditor General in India;
- correspondence regarding the supply of motor vehicles, spare parts, trained drivers, and insurance, primarily between the Bahrain Political Agency and Yousuf Abdul-Rehman Fakhroo; Morris Motor Cars; Morris Industries (India) Ltd; the French Motor Car Co. Ltd.; the Ford Motor Company (Egypt); and Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.;
- copies of agreements and mortgage bonds between the Secretary of State and various Government Officials in the Gulf, relating to advances paid for the purchase of motor cars.
- 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
040-000229951 - 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/15/2/1617 : File 17/15 Government property: advances for the purchase and upkeep of cars - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0017]/038-000229928[0023]/040-000229951
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (305 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000160
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 2 Jan 1933-25 Mar 1942
- 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 307; 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 also present in parallel between ff 4-242, and 275-306. These numbers are written in a combination of coloured crayon and pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- English Office Files: 17/15
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Serial numbers (red for received correspondence, blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file (ff 275-306).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)