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1. IOR/L/PS/12/1961

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1961
Title:
Coll 5/16 ‘Air Route to India: Occasional landings at Koweit – Agreements between the Sheikh of Koweit and British Overseas Airways Corporation’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding civil aviation matters in Kuwait (also spelt Koweit in the file). The primary focus is the negotiation of a Civil Air Agreement between the British Government and the Shaikh of Kuwait, Shaikh Sir Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1932-25 Oct 1948
Extent:
1 file (272 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/507

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/507
Title:
‘File 13/2 VII Air facilities in Arab shaikhdoms’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the negotiation of new or continuing civil air agreements between British Government representatives and the Sheikhs of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States. The main correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major Arnold Crawshaw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
20 Sep 1945-25 Aug 1946
Extent:
1 file (212 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/508

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/508
Title:
‘File 13/2 VIII Air facilities in Arab shaikhdoms’
Scope & Content:
The file’s contents concern the implementation of civil air agreements, and the use of air facilities, at Britain’s aerodromes along the Arab coast (chiefly Bahrain (Muharraq), but also at Sharjah, Kuwait, and Qatar) in the period directly following the Second World War. The principal correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1946-23 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (284 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/510

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/510
Title:
‘File 13/3 BOAC [British Overseas Airways Corporation] services’
Scope & Content:
The file’s contents relate to the introduction, maintenance and withdrawal of air services operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) in the Gulf, stopping at Bahrain, Sharjah or Dubai. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain (numerous incumbe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1932-20 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (226 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/517

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/517
Title:
‘File 13/7 III AVIATION. Civil Aerodromes, terms of Agreement etc.’
Scope & Content:
The volume, which is a continuation of ‘File 13/7 II Civil Aerodromes and Civil Air Agreement–Bahrain’ (IOR/R/15/2/516) contains correspondence and other papers related to the extension of the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement, the ongoing development of civil aviation facilities at Bahrain, and the t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1936-22 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 volume (302 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/814

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/814
Title:
File 32/2 (4/2) Liquor Control
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the importation, consumption and licensing of alcohol (mainly referred to as liquor in file) in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) regard...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 May 1932-19 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (166 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1263

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1263
Title:
File 6/45 Licensing of motor cars and driving rules - correspondence regarding
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to driving regulations and licensing in Bahrain. The correspondence is mostly between the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Political Agency in Bahrain, and the Office of Traffic Branch of the Bahrain State Police. Further c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1934-5 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (120 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1266

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1266
Title:
File 6/48 Telephones - Correspondence regarding
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the telephone network in Bahrain. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the State Engineer of the Government of Bahrain. The papers are concerned with the maintenance and extension of the network, changes to telephone ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1932-8 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (188 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1410

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1410
Title:
File 14/1 Correspondence regarding calls of mail steamers at Bahrain and general correspondence regarding postal matters
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams, correspondence and notices regarding postal matters: conveyance of mail at Bahrain, dispatch of mail from Bahrain, air mail service, shipping, postal facilities in the Persian Gulf area, and restriction of telecommunications and mail services to other countries durin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 May 1938-23 Aug 1941
Extent:
1 file (302 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1428

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1428
Title:
File 14/13 Miscellaneous postal correspondence regarding despatch of foreign mails, telegrams etc
Scope & Content:
The first part of the file contains correspondence, notices and telegrams regarding various subjects: arrangements for the dispatch of mail and for the despatch of parcels and gifts to the United Kingdom during 1944 and 1945; restrictions on dispatch of Christmas cards and parcels for prisoners ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1944-30 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (336 folios)