'4/1 Bahrain Finances 2'

Title:

'4/1 Bahrain Finances 2'

Date:

1933/1935

Description:

Abstract: This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1351-1353AH (1933-1935). These records include details of the expenditure and budget of the government.The file also contains correspondence that discusses Bahrain's financial situation, notably the economic problems caused by the decline in its pearling industry and the large proportion of its budget allocated to the ruling family's civil list. This correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave and the Political Agent in Bahrain, Percy Gordon Loch but the file also contains correspondence (in English and Arabic) between Loch and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah].Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences on the inside front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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 between ff 6-189; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but have also been crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Petroleum industry
National Economy

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0003a3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0003a3_en
IOR/R/15/2/196
IOR/R/15/2/196

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