‘File 12/19 Mercury Boat Lines. Miscellaneous Correspondence’

Title:

‘File 12/19 Mercury Boat Lines. Miscellaneous Correspondence’

Date:

1949/1949

Description:

Abstract: The file comprises: a letter from Robert E Williamson, General Manager of Mercury Boat Lines, dated 29 January 1949, announcing the commencement of Mercury Boat Lines’ new passenger services, with an enclosed outline of vessels, timetables (Manama, Al Khobar [Al-Khubar], Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tanūrah]) and fares (ff 2-3); a letter from the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf to the Political Agent at Bahrain, dated 10 August 1949, concerning radio frequencies and call signs for Mercury Lines, and requesting confirmation of whether Mercury Boat Lines are still operating (f 4); a reply from the Political Agency to the Residency, dated 13 August 1949, confirming that Mercury Boat Lines have been bought outright by Messrs Mohamed Taher Al Sharif, and that Williamson has left Bahrain (f 5).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; 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:

Timetables
Business acquisitions
Fares
Shipping agents

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00007c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00007c_en
IOR/R/15/2/1389
IOR/R/15/2/1389

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