'File 9/10 II Export of silver and gold'

Title:

'File 9/10 II Export of silver and gold'

Date:

1941/1942

Description:

The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Advisor to the Government of Bahrain concerning the restriction of the licences to export gold, silver and currency from Bahrain during wartime.The volume also contains monthly letters from the Eastern Bank Limited communicating the exchange rate of rupees, and statements from the Director of Customs at Bahrain containing monthly figures of exports and imports of currency.Some documents are in Arabic, with English translation.1 volume (284 folios)The documents in the volume are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end, on folios 261-282. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 286; 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 5-256; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Silver
Exchange rates
Gold
Exports

Extent:

1 volume (284 folios)

Rights:

Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Unknown
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00018f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00018f_en
IOR/R/15/2/352

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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