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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Language Arabic Place Sitrah, Persian Gulf, Bahrain

1. IOR/R/15/1/649

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/649
Title:
‘File 86/2 I (C 30) Bahrain Oil Concession (Eastern & General Syndicate)’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to negotiations for the extension of Eastern & General Syndicate Limited’s (hereafter E&GS) concession for oil exploration in Bahrain. Correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent in Bahrain (chiefly Major Cyril Ba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1925-8 Sep 1929
Extent:
1 volume (328 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/651

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/651
Title:
‘File 86/2 III (C 42) Bahrain Oil, Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to the completion of the transfer of the Bahrain oil concession to the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO), and BAPCO’s ongoing oil exploration activities in Bahrain. The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 II (C 31)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1930-31 Jan 1933
Extent:
1 volume (271 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/652

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/652
Title:
‘File 86/2 IV (C 43) Bahrain Oil; Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to ongoing exploratory oil drilling being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 III (C 42) Bahrain Oil, Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’ (IOR/...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1933-29 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (227 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/654

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/654
Title:
‘File 86/2 VI (C 46) Bahrain Oil’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to ongoing exploratory oil drilling being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO), and the resignation of Major Frank Holmes as Chief Local Representative for BAPCO in Bahrain. The volume is a direct c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1928-31 Oct 1933
Extent:
1 volume (206 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/655

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/655
Title:
‘File 86/2 VII (C 48) Bahrain Oil’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil prospecting being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 VI (C 46) Bahrain Oil’ (IOR/R/15/1/654). The principal correspondents in the volume a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1933-29 Dec 1933
Extent:
1 volume (306 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/660

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/660
Title:
‘File 86/2 XII (C 54) Bahrain Oil’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil production in Bahrain, being undertaken by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 XI (C 53) Bahrain Oil’ (IOR/R/15/1/659). The principal correspondents in the volume a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1934-21 Dec 1934
Extent:
1 volume (232 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/661

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/661
Title:
‘File 86/2 XIII (C 61) Bahrain Oil’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to oil production in Bahrain, being undertaken by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 XII (C 54) Bahrain Oil’ (IOR/R/15/1/660). The principal correspondents in the volume ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1934-30 Aug 1935
Extent:
1 volume (218 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/664

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/664
Title:
‘Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate’
Scope & Content:
The file contains an original copy of the Bahrain oil concession agreement, dated 12 May 1923, agreed between Major Frank Holmes of The Eastern & General Syndicate Limited, and Shaikh Esa bin Ali Al-Khalifa [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfa]. The concession is typewritten in English, with an Arabic ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 May 1923
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/88
Title:
File 1/16 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Sunni-Shiah relations.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns relations between the Sunni and Shiah communities in Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, but the file also contains correspondence with Shaikh Hamad, Deputy Governor of Bahrain [Ḥamad bin ‘Ī...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1923-12 Sep 1929
Extent:
1 volume (234 folios)