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IOR/R/15/2/1623
- Record Id:
- 040-000229957
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000166
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100029936964.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1623
- Title:
- File 17/20 Furniture for clerical staff
- Scope & Content:
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Papers relating to the scheme for supplying furniture for the use of Bahrain Agency clerks. The file contains:
- scale of furniture lists, describing the minimum requirements for staff recruited from India, and based on the articles of furniture supplied to the clerical staff at Cable & Wireless in Bahrain (ff 2-10);
- correspondence between the Bahrain Political Agent and Sant Singh & Sons, Modern Furniture Works, and Yousuf Khalil Almoayyed, regarding furniture orders;
- correspondence between the Bahrain Agency and the State Engineer, Bahrain, regarding repair work;
- notes at the back of the file regarding the administration of the furniture supply scheme, containing details of furniture purchased and memoranda regarding shortages and repairs (ff 40-62).
- 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
040-000229957 - 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/15/2/1623 : File 17/20 Furniture for clerical staff - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0017]/038-000229928[0029]/040-000229957
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (61 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000166
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1941
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 25 Mar 1941-6 Jul 1946
- 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 63; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-35 and 40-62; these are written in pencil and coloured crayon, but are not circled, and have been superseded.
- Former External References:
- English Office Files 17/20
- Arrangement:
- Papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)