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1. IOR/R/15/2/1215

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1215
Title:
File 6/8 Visits to India and England etc. by Rulers, Shaikhs and other members of Al Khalifah Family (and friendly correspondence)
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence relating to arrangements to facilitate travel by members of the ruling Al Khalifah family of Bahrain. Many of the papers are open letters of good offices, provided by the Political Agent, Bahrain, to assist family members in their journeys to places throughout...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1926-2 Aug 1943
Extent:
1 file (190 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1408

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1408
Title:
‘File 13/18 ILLEGAL TRAVELLING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE AMIR OF JAALAN, - BENI BU ALI, TO MUSCAT SUBJECTS.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire; the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Passport Officer, Bahrain; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The correspondence contains reports of three instances where Arab and Indian travellers used an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1929-10 Mar 1949
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1550

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1550
Title:
‘File 16/42 Visitors and guests of the Political Agent, Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, some of a demi-official nature, relating to visitors and guests at the Political Agency at Bahrain. Most of the correspondence is routine, and relates to enquires and arrangements for the arrival and departure of visitors, and in some cases the provision of accommodation and faci...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1933-8 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 file (270 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1568

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1568
Title:
File 16/57 I Routine correspondence with British agencies and consulates other than Bushire
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers of a routine nature, exchanged between the Political Agency in Bahrain, and other British offices in the Persian Gulf, including those at Kuwait, Muscat, Sharjah, and Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The routine correspondence covers: the ordering, exchange and de...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1944-10 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (279 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/105
Title:
[Un-numbered file] Dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and Shaikh of Kuwait: British Government's Proposals to Settle Kuwait-Najd Boundary Dispute by Arbitration; Defeat of Shaikh Salim at Jahra; Ikhwan Withdrawal; Truce Terminated by Ikhwan
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to: A dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and the Shaikh of Kuwait. British government's proposals to settle Kuwait-Najd boundary dispute by arbitration. Defeat of Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ] at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1920
Extent:
1 volume (170 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/217

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/217
Title:
File 8/29 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ACTIVITIES OF SAIYID TAIMUR BIN FAISAL
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the activities of Sir Sayid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Sa‘īd], former Sultan of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence reports on the ex-Sultan's business interests and on his travels under the alias T F T Al Said. Most of the correspondence covers the p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1936-20 Feb 1946
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)