Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to the supply of spare car parts in Bahrain and the Trucial Coast.The correspondence in the file is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain; the State Engineers Department of the Government of Bahrain and the Residency Agency in Sharjah. Also enclosed are number of letters to the Political Agency in Bahrain from Bahraini merchants and the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī. Some of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations).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 292; 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 2-281; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to machinery and car parts from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the United States.The file also contains related correspondence between the External Affairs of the Government of India, the Political Agency and the Government of Bahrain Customs Department.The file contains one letter in Arabic sent from the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah to the Bahraini merchant, Khalil Ebrahim Kanoo (folio 58).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 285; 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 2-262; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.