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1. IOR/L/PS/12/3736A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3736A
Title:
Coll 30/22 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein. Bahrein State Budget; Economy Proposals; Grant of Tariff Autonomy; Increase in Customs Duties; Developments in Bahrein'
Scope & Content:
This file contains annual budgets and financial accounts of the Government of Bahrain as well as related correspondence between British Government officials and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Ruler of Bahrain. Much of this correspondence is between officials at the Political Agency in Bahrain ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1932-24 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (440 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/315

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/315
Title:
File 19/43 (C 1) Bahrein. (i) Shaikh Hamed recognised as successor to Shaikh Esa. (ii)Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa's request that the British Government in India formally recognise his eldest son, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as his heir apparent. The file contains direct correspondence between Shaikh Isa and British officials (Ara...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1897-26 Feb 1901
Extent:
1 volume (154 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/331

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/331
Title:
File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the administration of the Customs House in Bahrain from 1914 until 1929. The earlier correspondence relates to a disagreement between Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Bin Saud regarding tariff charges on goods entering and leaving Bahrain from the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 May 1914-18 Jun 1929
Extent:
1 volume (287 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/364

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/364
Title:
File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between various British officials and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa regarding the transshipment of cargo at the port in Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence discusses Bahrain's right to levy transit dues from Saudi Arabia on cargo transshipped at sea and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1931-31 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 volume (271 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/365

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/365
Title:
File 19/212 II (C 47) Bahrain Transit Trade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between various British officials regarding the transshipment of cargo at the port in Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence discusses Bahrain's right to levy transit dues from Saudi Arabia on cargo transshipped at sea and cargo entering the port at Bahrain (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1932-30 Dec 1933
Extent:
1 volume (254 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/367

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/367
Title:
File 19/212 IV (C 63) Bahrain Transit Dues
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials, the government of Bahrain and a Saudi delegation concerning the levy of transit and re-export duties between the Hasa Coast and Bahrain. The correspondence also discusses the broader context of Anglo-Saudi relations and shipping issu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1935-9 Mar 1936
Extent:
1 volume (215 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/419

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/419
Title:
File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the reform of customs and finance at Muscat. Includes the contract of the Financial Adviser, Bertram Thomas and the financial statements he prepared for the state of Muscat. Correspondents include Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Ber...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1924-31 Dec 1927
Extent:
1 volume (217 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/443

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/443
Title:
File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the Amir of Ja'alan and the collection of customs at Sur. Letters discuss the strategy for enforcing customs collection in Sur and the visit in HMS Penzance of Heir Apparent, Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], President of the Council of Ministers in order to r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1930-31 Dec 1931
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/532

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/532
Title:
File 53/83 II (D 105) Smuggling Between 'Iraq + Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials but it also includes correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
29 May 1934-29 Nov 1934
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/533

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/533
Title:
File 53/83 III (D 113) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials discussing efforts to resolve the issue. It also contains correspondence between British officials and their Iraqi coun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1934-29 Jun 1935
Extent:
1 volume (235 folios)