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51. IOR/R/15/2/65 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/65 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File 27 Al Khalifa Family
Scope & Content:
The records consist of one file only. This relates to the succession to Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa [‘Isá bin ‘Ali Al Khalifah] in Bahrain in 1914-17, and the recognition of his son Hamad as successor.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1901-1917
Extent:
1 file (132 folios)

52. IOR/R/15/2/67-72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/67-72
Title:
Miscellaneous unnumbered files
Scope & Content:
The records consist of the following miscellaneous files: miscellaneous official and demi-official correspondence relating to the outbreak of World War One and its impact on Bahrain, 1914-1917; reports from the Political Agent, Bahrain, to the Eastern Bureau, Basra 1916-1917; a file of miscella...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1914-1920
Extent:
6 files (373 folios)

53. IOR/R/15/2/73-95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/73-95
Title:
File 1 Political
Scope & Content:
The Political files of the Political Agency, Bahrain for this period deal with important political developments in the Persian Gulf affecting Bahrain itself and wider British interests in the region. The principal topic covered in the papers is relations between Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1915-1937
Extent:
23 files and volumes (4748 folios)

54. IOR/R/15/2/96-99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/96-99
Title:
File 2 Trade
Scope & Content:
This Confidential subject file contains papers related to the negotiation of Bahrain oil concessions between 1922 and 1931, as well as the amendment of title-deeds for land occupied by the Bahrain Political Agency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1922-1931
Extent:
4 files (952 folios)

55. IOR/R/15/2/100-115

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/100-115
Title:
File 5 Personalities
Scope & Content:
This Confidential subject file contains papers relating to vaerious personalities active in Bahrain in the 1920s and early 1930s, including: ‘Abd Allāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; ‘Abd al-‘Azīz and ‘Abd Allāh al-Quṣaybī; Muḥammad Sharīf bin Ḥājī Quṭb al-Dīn Awāzī; Muḥammad ‘Alī Nāsir; Jāsim Muḥammad a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Hebrew
Date Range:
1921-1933
Extent:
16 files (696 folios)

56. IOR/R/15/2/118-120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/118-120
Title:
File 7 Military and Marine
Scope & Content:
The Military and Marine files contain details of military affairs, especially concerning the Royal Air Force, affecting Bahrain and the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1921-1931
Extent:
3 files (478 folios)

57. IOR/R/15/2/121-126

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/121-126
Title:
File 8 Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The Miscellaneous files cover a variety of topics arising in Bahrain during the 1920s; the response to political reforms carried out by the Political Agent Major Clive Daly in the early 1920s; challenges facing Bahrain's pearling industry, specifically declining profitability and pressures for it...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
1921-1931
Extent:
6 files and volumes (560 folios)

58. IOR/R/15/2/127-138

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/127-138
Title:
File 9 Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain Reforms files cover different aspects of the reforms and other modernisation programmes introduced by British officials into Bahrain during the 1920s. These include: judicial reforms and civil/criminal code reforms; economic reforms to Bahrain's pearl diving industry; Government fina...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1921-1931
Extent:
12 files and volumes (1778 folios)

59. IOR/R/15/2/139-174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/139-174
Title:
File 1/A Administration (Political)
Scope & Content:
The administration (Political) files of the Political Agency, Bahrain, deal with matters of political and economic importance during the 1930s, and specific issues (particularly food control and publicity) relating to the Second World War (1939-45). The files fall into a number of groups and in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Gujarati, and Persian
Date Range:
1931-1946
Extent:
36 files (8736 folios)

60. IOR/R/15/2/175-176

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/175-176
Title:
File 1/B Administration (General)
Scope & Content:
The files contain papers concerning the finances of the Bahrain State, protests and suggestions for reform. Correspondents include: Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; and Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa [Sheikh Ḥamad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1939
Extent:
2 files (571 folios)