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1771. IOR/R/15/2/1563

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1563
Title:
‘File 16/52 Correspondence regarding building of Catholic Church in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence (in English and Arabic) exchanged between the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) and the Ruler of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah) dated 1939, relating to the latter’s agreement to provide a piece of land at the edge of Manama town for the construction of a Cat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1939-27 Aug 1947
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

1772. 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)

1773. IOR/R/15/2/1573

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1573
Title:
‘File 16/61 Complaints from the Public’
Scope & Content:
Letters and other papers relating to complaints made to the Political Agency in Bahrain: complaints from individuals over ration cards issued by the Manama Municipality, and missing ration cards or numbers; commercial and contractual complaints between employees and employers, in relation to wo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1945-18 Aug 1949
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

1774. IOR/R/15/2/1578

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1578
Title:
‘File 16/66 Gifts and souvenirs to shaikhs’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to gifts of ammunition cartridges made by British political officials to members of the ruling family of Bahrain, including the ruler, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah. Included in the papers are letters of thanks from the recipients of these gifts, often in both Engli...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1945-8 Jan 1946
Extent:
1 file (33 folios)

1775. IOR/R/15/2/1580

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1580
Title:
‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency in Bahrain, other British officials in the Persian Gulf, and representatives of the Bahrain branches of Eastern Bank Limited and the Imperial Bank of Iran, relating to Indian rupee notes in circulation in the Gulf. The correspondence covers: ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1945-30 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

1776. IOR/R/15/2/1589

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1589
Title:
‘File No. 16/80 Labour Employed by Local Firms other than Bapco’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, and other papers received from employers in Bahrain, and from employees or former employees who are not native to Bahrain. In most cases the employees are of Indian or Pakistani origin, and require permits to live and work in Bahrain. The correspondence concerns: the recruitment ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1949-19 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (218 folios)

1777. IOR/R/15/2/1590

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1590
Title:
‘16/81 Re: Somalis Arrived in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to twenty Somalis who arrived in Bahrain from Qatar in February 1949, claiming to be survivors of a shipwrecking off the coast of Muscat. The papers include: an account by the survivors of their shipwrecking and journey to Bahrain (f 5, f 9); correspondence exchanged between the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1949-11 Jun 1950
Extent:
1 file (31 folios)

1778. IOR/R/15/2/1593

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1593
Title:
‘16/85 Compensation Cases. Labour employed by local firms.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, statements and other papers (some in Arabic) relating to compensation payments for the death of, or injuries sustained by, crew members of vessels while at Ra’s al Mish‘āb (spelt at Ras El Mishaab and Ras-el-Mishab in the file) in Saudi Arabia. The papers document the following: ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1950-8 Mar 1950
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

1779. IOR/R/15/2/1595-1630

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1595-1630
Title:
File 17: Government Property
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub-series largely relates to the acquisition of stationery, tools, materials, supplies, and motor vehicles for the Political Agency, Bahrain. The files concerning stationery document the purchase of items such as rubber stamps, notepaper, envelopes, and court fee stamps. Other files co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, and Persian
Date Range:
1926-1950
Extent:
36 files (6567 folios)

1780. IOR/R/15/2/1598

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1598
Title:
File 17/2 I Stores for Agency Steam Launch etc etc — From April 1926
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the acquisition of tools, materials, and supplies for the Bahrain Agency's launch the John Lambert. This includes arrangements made for repairs, maintenance, and modifications to the launch. Most of the file is made up of account statements, invoices, bills, and receipts. It al...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1926-18 Nov 1933
Extent:
1 file (337 folios)

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