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1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. IOR/R/15/1/386

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/386
Title:
File 26/133 (F 78) Khor Musa
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence pertaining to a survey of Khor Musa carried out in light of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's consideration of it for an ocean port. The correspondents include the Political Resident at Bushire, the India Office in London, the Foreign Office in London, the Britis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1913-13 Oct 1924
Extent:
1 volume (116 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/401

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/401
Title:
File 35/84 II A. 6. Mascat ultimatum of Feb 1899
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between British officials and the Sultan of Muscat concerning the granting of a coaling station to the French at Bandar Jissah which led to the British giving an ultimatum to the Sultan that he cancel the lease to the French otherwise his subsidy would be withdrawn. A letter from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1 Feb 1899-6 Mar 1899
Extent:
1 volume (242 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/46-49

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/46-49
Title:
File H Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The Miscellaneous Confidential files contain correspondence concerning miscellaneous matters related to Bahrain and Eastern Arabia. Included within these correspondence are details about the establishment and development of the Arabian Mission in Bahrain and their activities in the Persian Gulf (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1901-1917
Extent:
4 files and volumes (397 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/211-228

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/211-228
Title:
File 5 Naval and Marine
Scope & Content:
The Naval and Marine files of the Political Agency, Bahrain contain files concerning: ports and anchorages at Bahrain; movements of British naval ship and non-military ships in the Persian Gulf; visits of United States naval vessels to Bahrain; lighting and buoying; the establishment of the Jufai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1949
Extent:
18 files (901 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1512

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1512
Title:
‘Miscellaneous 16/15 Correspondence with and from the Director of Customs, Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, chiefly received from but also sent to, the Director of Customs in Bahrain (Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier). The majority of the correspondence is official, and relates to miscellaneous trade and customs matters in Bahrain. Aside from general correspondence, memoranda and notice...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and German
Date Range:
20 Apr 1927-27 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (76 folios)