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1. IOR/L/PS/10/1003

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1003
Title:
File 2794/1921 Pt 15 'Oil. Koweit Neutral Zone. On concessions in.'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns correspondence and records of meetings to discuss questions relating to oil in the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait and the Kuwait Neutral Zone, and also Bahrain and Qatar. This includes discussion of the history and status of the Neutral Zone between Nejd and Koweit [Kuwait] a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 May 1933-15 Aug 1935
Extent:
1 volume (488 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/749

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/749
Title:
Oil Concessions
Scope & Content:
The file consists of five volumes containing copies of oil concessions in the Persian Gulf region and correspondence between British officials related to them. 1) Persian Gulf - Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait &c. (sic) Correspondence 1932 to July, 1933 (folios 1-140); 2) Qatr [Q...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1933-c 1964
Extent:

5 volumes (306 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/13
Title:
File B/2 Oils and Minerals, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The letters, office notes and other items contained in the volume relate to the discovery and survey of bitumen (or asphalt) deposits in Bahrain, and subsequent discussions between British officials and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, on securing exclusive concessions to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1907-12 Nov 1917
Extent:
1 volume (120 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/196
Title:
4/1 Bahrain Finances 2
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1351-1353AH (1933-1935). These records include details of the expenditu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1933-13 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 file (189 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/197
Title:
4/1 Bahrain Finances 3
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1354-1359AH (1935-1940). These records include details of the expenditu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1935-10 Oct 1940
Extent:
1 file (279 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/198

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/198
Title:
4/1 Bahrain State Finances 4
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1359-1363AH (1941-1945). These records include details of the expenditu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1940-24 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (270 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/199
Title:
File 4/3 I Assistants to the Adviser - Creation of Appts.
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to two subjects: 1) the hiring of an assistant to the adviser of the Government of Bahrain, Charles Belgrave. Much of this correspondence relates to the hiring of an individual named J M Luard in 1934. This section includes original letters in Arabic fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 May 1934-27 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 file (254 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/207
Title:
File 4/14 I Bahrain Development
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding an expansion of government administration in Bahrain that had been made possible by an increased level of oil revenue being received by the state. The correspondence discusses the intended direction of this expansion, the stat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1937-12 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (172 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/657

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/657
Title:
‘File 28/1 G Bahrain Special Police’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the day-to-day organisation of the Bahrain Special Police, occasionally referred to as the Bahrain Defence Force, including arrangements for recruitment, training, pay, provisions, expenses, etc. The principal correspondents in the file are...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1939-27 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (130 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/699

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/699
Title:
‘File 28/13 Black out and A.R.P. [Air Raid Precaution] measures in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, copies of official notices and regulations, and other papers, relating to air raid precautions and passive air defence measures taken in Bahrain throughout the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 May 1940-22 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (314 folios)