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IOR/R/15/2/1627
- Record Id:
- 040-000229961
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00016a
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100027992371.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1627
- Title:
- File 17/26 PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE A MOTOR CYCLE FOR AGENCY DESPATCH RIDER
- Scope & Content:
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This file concerns the Bahrain Political Agent's proposal that the Political Agency should be provided with a motorcycle despatch rider for the local delivery of mail to and from the Agency.
In a letter to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, dated 7 June 1945, the Political Agent opines that the current practice, whereby mail is distributed by two cyclists, is unsatisfactory. In a copy of a letter to the Government of India's External Affairs Department, dated 16 July 1945, a request is made by the Secretary to the Political Resident for two motorcycles (one with a sidecar) for the Agency. In a copy of a response from the Under-Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, dated 8 October 1945, the request is turned down and it is suggested that another cyclist should be deployed 'for such time as the work is heavy for two men'.
- 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
040-000229961 - 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/15/2/1627 : File 17/26 PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE A MOTOR CYCLE FOR AGENCY DESPATCH RIDER - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0017]/038-000229928[0033]/040-000229961
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (11 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00016a
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 7 Jun 1945-8 Oct 1945
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- 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 13; 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 2-9; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- English Office Files: 17/26
- Arrangement:
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)