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1. IOR/R/15/2/1860

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1860
Title:
File B/3 Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Shaikh, the Notables and the Political Agent, Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to several complaint cases investigated by the Political Agent, Bahrain. They include: the desertion of his wife by a Kuwaiti subject in 1930; the recovery of money owing to a divorced wife by her ex-husband in 1931; the alleged seizure of goods from the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
26 Apr 1930-8 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (100 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1862

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1862
Title:
‘File B/6 Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Political Agent, Muscat’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the settlement of various civil claims referred to the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, chiefly by Omani subjects in disputes over money with relatives or associates currently living and working in Bahrain and Sharjah. There are also attempts by t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1931-29 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 file (143 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1863

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1863
Title:
File B/7 Miscellaneous correspondence with Residency Agent, Sharjah, and notables and Shaikhs of Oman
Scope & Content:
The file contains numerous courtesy letters expressing friendship, congratulations and thanks, which are exchanged mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Shaikhs of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. The majority of courtesy letters received by the Political Agent, Bahrain are from the D...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, German, and Persian
Date Range:
17 May 1932-2 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 file (202 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1866

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1866
Title:
‘File B/10 I (30/12) Miscellaneous Complaints and claims at Sharjah'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the investigation and settlement of several debt recovery claims made against mainly Arab subjects of the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms, by merchants of Dubai and Sharjah who are British Indian subjects. The main correspondents are the Political Agent at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Persian, and Sindhi
Date Range:
25 Mar 1933-19 Jan 1941
Extent:
1 file (340 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1867

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1867
Title:
‘File B/10-I CLAIM OF THE RULER OF DUBAI AGAINST MESPERS’
Scope & Content:
The file contains enquiry correspondence relating to a claim made in 1935 by Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm] the Ruler of Dibai [Dubai], principally against the shipping agents Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited (also referred to as the Mesopotamia Iran ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1935-18 Nov 1936
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1868

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1868
Title:
‘File B/10.II (General) MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS AND COMPLAINTS ON THE TRUCIAL COAST OF OMAN. (General File)’
Scope & Content:
The file begins with an exchange of letters in 1938 between the British Legation, Tehran and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, about policy on foreign subjects seeking British assistance to recover debts owed to them by subjects of the Trucial Coast Shaikhs, in the light of an appeal ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1938-13 Jan 1951
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1869

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1869
Title:
‘File B/10-2 CLAIMS OF VIRUMAL VALABDAS OF DUBAI’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the debt recovery claims made in 1933 and 1935 by the Indian merchant Viroomal Vallabdas (also spelt Virumal Valabdas) of Dubai. His claims are against Shaikh Said bin Maktum the Ruler of Dubai [Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm] and his b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 May 1933-20 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (40 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1870

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1870
Title:
‘File B/10-3 CLAIM OF KAL AHMAD DRESSER AGAINST THE LATE HILAL BIN RAMAZAN OF DUBAI’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a renewed debt recovery claim in 1936 made by Ahmad Gharibi (also referred to as Kal Ahmed), a wound dresser employed in the Persian Gulf Residency Dispensary at Bushire. His claim is against the late Hilal bin Ramazan (also referred to as Hilal bin R...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1933-24 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1872

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1872
Title:
‘File B/10 IV A CLAIM OF JAWAD BIN ABDULLAH GHULUM HAIDARABADI AGAINST SHAIKH MAJID BIN SAQR’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a debt recovery claim in 1936 made by Jawad bin Abdullah Ghulum Haidarabadi, a resident of Sharjah, against Majid bin Saqr [Shaikh Majid bin Saqr Al Qasimi] the brother of the Ruler of Sharjah [Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr Al Qasimi]. The correspondence i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Feb 1936-20 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1873

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1873
Title:
‘File B/10 V Claim against Lukoomal Devanmal at Dubai’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a debt recovery claim for rent arrears, made in 1936 by Shaikh Ma’na bin Rashid [Shaikh Mani bin Rashid Āl Maktūm] and Muhammad Saleh Kadhem [Mohamed Saleh Kazim], the owner and landlord respectively of a shop in Dubai. Their claim is against Lukoomal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1936-6 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)