'File 6/30 II Agricultural Adviser for the Bahrain Government'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 6/30 II Agricultural Adviser for the Bahrain Government'
- Date:
- 1940/1950
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to the appointment of an agricultural expert to the Government of Bahrain. The correspondents include the Political Agency in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), British Ambassador at Cairo, Government of India (Accountant General, Central Revenues), and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The papers cover the search for a suitable candidate from Egypt, the appointment of Hussain Mohammed Wahdan, the terms of employment and arrangements for travel, his resignation in October 1941 (soon withdrawn), a renewal of his contract in 1943, and his eventual departure in May 1945. Some of the documents are connected with financial transactions between different British and Indian Government departments to cover costs of travel and repayment of Hussain Wahdan's provident fund.The file also contains papers concerning the request for seeds from Egypt from the Bahrain Government.Near the back of the file (folio 82) is a letter (dated 28 October 1950) from the British Residency in Bahrain to B J Hartley, agricultural officer in Aden, expressing thanks for a recent agricultural survey of the Batinah Coast carried out by Hartley and reporting that the Bahrain Government have appointed a 'young Scot called Edmond' as agricultural officer.Folios 83-89 are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 90; 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 2-80; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Government personnel
Agricultural policy - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003d5_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003d5_en
IOR/R/15/2/1246
IOR/R/15/2/1246