'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)'
- Date:
- 1946/1949
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of developing agricultural and grazing land in Bahrain.The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) was commissioned by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to complete a report on Bahrain's water resources, and the file contains both this report (ff 15-29) and correspondence related to it. The BAPCO report on Bahrain's water resources contains a map of the country showing the distribution of artesian water wells (folio 18).Some of the file's correspondence relates to a visit made to Bahrain in March 1949 by Sir Herbert Stewart, Agricultural Adviser to the British Middle East Office. A report written by Stewart after his visit entitled 'The Possibilities of Agricultural Development in Bahrain' is also contained in the file (ff 41-47).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Agriculture
Water supply - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000121_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000121_en
IOR/R/15/2/850
IOR/R/15/2/850