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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Language Arabic Name Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, 1919-1936

1. IOR/R/15/2/1082

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1082
Title:
File no. 3/3 III Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of HMS ships and miscellaneous correspondence
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Residency at Bushire, the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited and the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, regarding expenses for catering for Royal Navy ships, sport activities, activiti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1934-29 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 file (289 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1095

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1095
Title:
File 3/13 Visit of HMS Ormonde to Bahrain
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the visit of HMS Ormonde to Bahrain to conduct surveys of Bahrain, Yas Island and Muharraq; the survey party consisted of two officers and eleven ratings and was engaged in surveying work on a number of visits. Includes notice in Arabic with English translation, signed ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1932-24 Apr 1937
Extent:
1 volume (86 folios)

3. 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)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1264

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1264
Title:
File 6/46 Roads in Bahrain - Correspondence regarding
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to roads in Bahrain. The correspondence is between the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the Political Agent, Bahrain, representatives of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, the Manama Municipality, and Shaikh Hamad b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1931-27 Sep 1942
Extent:
1 file (29 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1369

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1369
Title:
‘File 12/2 Accident between S.S. “Bandra” and a Dhow on the 12th August 1929, in the Bahrain Harbour.’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence, statements and other papers related to a collision which took place on 12 August 1929, twelve miles off the coast of Bahrain, between a steamer, the SS Bandra, operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN), and a dhow, working on the pearl banks...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1929-13 May 1930
Extent:
1 file (74 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1418

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1418
Title:
File 14/5 Correspondence regarding Postal arrangements at Shargah and Dubai
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and telegrams discussing the proposal to open a Post Office in Sharjah and Dubai. The Ruler of Sharjah requests that the name of Sharjah is printed on the stamps. The file also contains agreements with Imperial Airways for the delivery of mail, and arrangements f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1932-27 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (266 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1530

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1530
Title:
‘File No. 16/32 Miscellaneous. Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’
Scope & Content:
Routine correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency at Bahrain, and the Persian Gulf Political Residency at Bushire. The file’s principal correspondents include: the Political Agent at Bahrain; the Persian Gulf Political Resident, or Secretary to the Political Resident; representatives...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
Mar 1931-12 Feb 1938
Extent:
1 file (307 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1650

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1650
Title:
File 19/1 II Political Agents Bahrain touring
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for visits of the Political Agent and the Assistant Political Agent at Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Dubai, Ras al Khaimah; and programmes of tours of the Trucial Coast in 1937 and 1938, staying at the Rest House in Sh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1935-15 Jun 1938
Extent:
1 file (276 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1652

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1652
Title:
File 19/2 II Tour. The Honourable the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for the first official visits of the newly nominated Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior): to Bahrain, in December 1932, to the Trucial Coast in February and March 1933, cruises of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
29 Nov 1932-7 May 1934
Extent:
1 file (202 files)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1656

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1656
Title:
File 19/3 II Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams, memoranda and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron (Rear Admiral Dunbar Nasmith), travelling with his wife to Bahrain and other Persian Gulf countries between 1933 and 1935 on board HMS Hawkin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1932-12 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 file (334 folios)