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731. IOR/R/15/2/133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/133
Title:
File 9/6 Reforms in Bahrain Court; formation of second court; preparation of civil and criminal codes
Scope & Content:
The file's correspondence concerns reforms to and administration of the judicial courts in Bahrain. The first half of the file deals chiefly with reforms. In a demi-official letter of 17 March 1923 (folios 2-7) the Political Agent (Major Clive Daly) discusses proposed reforms with the Political...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1923-7 Sep 1927
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

732. IOR/R/15/2/135

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/135
Title:
File 9/8 Bahrain Levy Corps
Scope & Content:
The volume relates to the institution of a Levy Corps in Bahrain, and more specifically to the recruitment, training, equipment (military, non-military) and costs of maintaining the force. The main correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Clive Daly, or George Mallam ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1923-5 Jul 1926
Extent:
1 volume (226 folios)

733. IOR/R/15/2/136

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/136
Title:
File 9/9 Bahrain Reforms. Bahrain Water Supply
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence, copies of contracts and other items related to the sinking of water wells in Bahrain, and the institution of a municipal water supply to the districts of Manama and Muharraq. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Cl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1921-7 Jan 1927
Extent:
1 volume (118 folios)

734. IOR/R/15/2/137

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/137
Title:
File 9/10 1. Levy Corps Sepoy running amok; 2. Disbandment of Levy Corps; 3. Formation of armed Police Corps
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to a number of serious incidents, including two cases of attempted murder and a double murder, occurring in Bahrain in August 1926. The double murder, which was committed by a sepoy in the Bahrain Levy Corps, led to the immediate disbandment of the force,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1926-24 Aug 1928
Extent:
1 file (189 folios)

735. IOR/R/15/2/138

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/138
Title:
File 9/11 Grant of Passports and Permits by the Bahrain Government and Treaty with Persia relative to withdrawal of claim to
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and other papers related to Persia's withdrawal of claims to sovereignty over Bahrain. The majority of the file's correspondence takes place between the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Barrett until N...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1 May 1929-14 Jul 1930
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

736. IOR/R/15/2/139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/139
Title:
File 1/A/1 I Stamps and Postage; Relations with Persia
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the issue in Bahrain, at the request of the Ruler of Bahrain, of Indian postage stamps bearing the surcharge 'Bahrain' (i.e. overprinted with the word 'Bahrain') and the response of the Persian Government in view of Persia's claim to Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly betwe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
8 Oct 1932-11 May 1935
Extent:
1 volume (267 folios)

737. 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)

738. IOR/R/15/2/140

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/140
Title:
File 1/A/4 SAUDI ARABIA.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains miscellaneous political intelligence concerning the affairs of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, King of Saudi Arabia] (also referred to Bin Saud) and the Government of Saudi Arabia. The main correspondents are the Political Agent, Bahrain; HM M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1932-28 Aug 1943
Extent:
1 volume (336 folios)

739. IOR/R/15/2/141

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/141
Title:
File 1/A/5 I Qatar Affairs.
Scope & Content:
The volume is a correspondence file concerning affairs in Qatar, which came under the administration of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The principal correspondents are the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; the India Office; the War Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1932-12 Apr 1937
Extent:
1 volume (275 folios)

740. IOR/R/15/2/142

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/142
Title:
File 1/A/5 II Administration: Qatar affairs
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence concerning Qatar affairs, particularly the supply of arms and ammunition to Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, the Ruler of Qatar [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī]. The principal correspondents are the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Pers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1937-31 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 volume (239 folios)

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