‘File 16/32 VII Correspondence with the Bushire Residency’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 16/32 VII Correspondence with the Bushire Residency’
- Date:
- 1945/1947
- Description:
- Abstract: Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the British Residency and Consulate-General in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32 VI Routine correspondence with Bushire Residency’ (IOR/R/15/2/1534).The papers deal with matters of a routine nature, chiefly the order or exchange of goods from suppliers, merchants and colleagues, and arrangements for shipment, frequently made with representatives of the Bahrain shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited. Goods discussed include: copies of The Timesnewspaper, a projector and films, automobiles, refrigerators, fruit.A large portion of the file’s papers concern two matters:the purchase and shipment in 1945-1946 of a motorcar (manufactured by the Standard Motor Car Company), ordered by the Political Agent at Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly). The order was fulfilled by the Bahrain agent Mahmood Abduljabbar Koohrji & Sons. Correspondence includes a promotional article on the Standard Motor Car Company, published in the magazine The Autocar, and Standard Motor Car Company promotional literature (ff 46-50);the recruitment of an Arabic Munshi, for work in Muscat. Papers include application letters, with references, checks on the suitability of an applicant, and employment arrangements.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 189; 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 2-168; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Supplies
Recruitment
Motor vehicles - Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00010e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00010e_en
IOR/R/15/2/1535
IOR/R/15/2/1535