‘File T/8 C 62 Banks at Gulf Ports: Bahrain, Eastern Bank Ltd’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File T/8 C 62 Banks at Gulf Ports: Bahrain, Eastern Bank Ltd’
- Date:
- 1911/1918
- Description:
- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence concerning proposals for the opening of commercial banks to assist trade in the ports of the Arab coast of the Gulf, and in particular at Bahrain. The chief correspondent in the file is Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf between 1904 and 1913. Included in the file (folios 9-10) is an assessment of the prospect of opening British banks in the Gulf, dated 31 October 1911, authored by Frederick Nöel Paton of the Department for Commerce and Industry, which rules out any present need for British banks in the Gulf. Following this is a response to Paton’s assessment (folios 12-13), undated and unsigned, but possibly authored by Cox, which argues the case for the opening of a bank at Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, runs from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled numbers in the top-right corner of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 2a, 2b, 2c.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter book
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Banking
Eastern Bank Limited - Geographic region:
- Bahrain
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0000ab_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0000ab_en
IOR/R/15/1/198
IOR/R/15/1/198