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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Language Arabic Name Eastern Bank Limited, 1909-1971

1. IOR/R/15/2/18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/18
Title:
File B/13 Eastern Bank
Scope & Content:
The letters, memoranda and other notes in the file relate to the establishment of a branch of the Eastern Bank in Bahrain. The main correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain (chiefly Captain Percy Gordon Loch, who occupied the position from November 1916 to February 1918, and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1916-8 Jun 1921
Extent:
1 file (87 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/128

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/128
Title:
File 9/2 I Bahrain Reforms: Finances of the Bahrain Government
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and papers relating to the finances of the Bahrain Government, and British officials' efforts to impose reforms on the Bahrain state finances. Many of the letters in the volume are discussions between the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Clive Daly until Sept...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1923-15 Aug 1933
Extent:
1 volume (259 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/342-387

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/342-387
Title:
File 9 Trade and Commerce
Scope & Content:
The forty-six volumes and files forming the 'Trade and Commerce' subject files were produced by the Confidential Office at the Political Agency in Bahrain. Most of the files and volumes date from 1928-1950. The 'Trade and Commerce' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1928-1950
Extent:
46 files and volumes (4028 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/468

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/468
Title:
'11/6 SAUDI ARABIAN CURRENCY'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the circulation of currency between Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and India. The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; the Political Agent at Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain; C W F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1935-21 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/779

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/779
Title:
‘File 29/21 - III FOOD SUPPLY RICE’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence about arrangements for the purchase and shipping of rice imports mainly from African and South American countries, for consumption in Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah and other Trucial Coast shaikhdoms, where rice and other cereals continued to be in scarce supply ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 May 1948-26 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (358 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1170

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1170
Title:
File 5/2 Notorial work - Bills of Exchange - Documentary Bills - Notes of Protest
Scope & Content:
The title of the file contains a spelling error: Notorial for Notarial. The file contains papers concerning the protesting of dishonoured bills of exchange, which formed part of the notarial duties of staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers consist of correspondence (much of it from...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 May 1926-14 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 file (237 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1171

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1171
Title:
File 5/2 II (i) Notarial Work - Bills of Exchange (ii) Documentary Bills (iii) Bills of Protest
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers concerning the protesting of dishonoured bills of exchange, which formed part of the notarial duties of staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers consist of correspondence (much of it from the Eastern Bank Limited) requesting the protest of bills that had been ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1935-4 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (208 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1202

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1202
Title:
File 6/2 I Recruits for the Bahrain State Police and Supply of Clothing, Arms, and Ammunition for them
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the following: Political Agent, Bahrain; Commandant of the Bahrain Levy Corps (State Police); Kirkee Arsenal; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); Government of India (Foreign and Political Department, Adjutant General, Contr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
5 Apr 1926-5 Feb 1930
Extent:
1 file (393 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1206
Title:
File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the following: Commandant, Bahrain State Police; Political Agent, Bahrain; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); Residency Agent, Sharjah; Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, ruler of Qatar; Office of the Commissioner, Sind; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
2 Feb 1926-30 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 file (205 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1242

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1242
Title:
File 6/27 Tutor for Shaikh's sons
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the appointment of a tutor for the sons of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]. The correspondence is between the Political Agent in Bahrain, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, Adviser to the Government of Bah...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1929-13 Jul 1931
Extent:
1 file (85 folios)