'File 14/1 Correspondence regarding calls of mail steamers at Bahrain and general correspondence regarding postal matters'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 14/1 Correspondence regarding calls of mail steamers at Bahrain and general correspondence regarding postal matters'
- Date:
- 1938/1941
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains telegrams, correspondence and notices regarding postal matters: conveyance of mail at Bahrain, dispatch of mail from Bahrain, air mail service, shipping, postal facilities in the Persian Gulf area, and restriction of telecommunications and mail services to other countries during the Second World War. The file contains a copy of the agreement with Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, who provided a vehicle for transit and delivery of mail (folios 210-213)The principal correspondents are: the Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo; Imperial Airways Limited (from 1940 British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)); British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (BISN); the Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and Persian Gulf Division, at Karachi; the Residency Agent at Sharjah; the Political Agency at Kuwait; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Political Agent at Bahrain.There are some documents in Arabic with English translation within the file, letters from and to the Postmaster at Bushire, and from the Residency Agent at Sharjah.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 304; 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 4-266; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 268-299; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Postal services - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000091_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000091_en
IOR/R/15/2/1410
IOR/R/15/2/1410