Abstract: This file documents the Bahrain Political Agent's efforts to find a new owner for some electric generating equipment that was ordered from England by the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. In order to avoid having to cancel the order (and pay a large cancellation fee) the Residency requests that the Political Agent make enquiries in Bahrain and elsewhere in the Gulf, in the hope of finding a buyer for the equipment, which was intended for the consulates at Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and Bushire but is now no longer required. The file contains the Political Agent's correspondence with the following: the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain; the Residency Agent, Sharjah; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Manager of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Ltd; the Secretary to the Ruler of Qatar, Salih Al-Mani' [Ṣāliḥ Āl Māni‘].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 15; 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 2-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file consists of correspondence relating to the operations and running costs of the Government of Bahrain Electrical Department. The correspondence is between the Political Agent, Bahrain (Reginald George Evelyn William Alban), Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Consulate in Basra, Government of Sind, Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.The papers in the file focus on the Political Agent's unhappiness with the cost and inefficiency of the Electrical Department which leads to an enquiry into its operations and how it might be improved. Included within the file are budgetary tables, a breakdown of the costs required to replace the power house (folios 75-81), and a report by the committee responsible for the enquiry (folios 92-153).Folios 185-191 are internal office notes.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 192; 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 2-184; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding internal developments in Kuwait.Primarily, the correspondence relates to the establishment of a municipality for Kuwait City, the construction of an electrical power station and the development of the Kuwait Electric Company Limited.The file contains one letter in Arabic that was sent from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah to the Political Agency in Kuwait in 1937 (folio 28).As well as correspondence, the file also contains two completed memoranda of agreement for employment with the Kuwait Electric Company Limited (folios 42-43).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 46; 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 2-42; these numbers are also written in pencil or crayon, but are not circled and have been crossed out.