'File 35/8 Municipal Improvements in Bahrain'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 35/8 Municipal Improvements in Bahrain'
- Date:
- 1948/1948
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains an exchange of two letters between Cornelius James Pelly, Britain's Political Agent in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.The first letter (folio 2), from Pelly to Belgrave, comments on an article about Bahrain that appeared in a publication called Arab Worldthat referred to 'tumbledown shacks and straw hovels' being visible from the air over Bahrain. Pelly enquires whether anything can be done to improve the image of Bahrain from the air. Belgrave's response (folio 3) contains statistics regarding the increasing number of stone houses constructed in Bahrain from 1938 to 1948 and suggests an alternative route for planes to pass through.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the 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 in parallel between ff 2-3; these numbers are written in coloured pencil and circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Housing
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000123_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000123_en
IOR/R/15/2/852
IOR/R/15/2/852