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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1908
Title:: File No. E/16 V. O. Correspondence Regarding Mortgages.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding mortgages in Bahrain, including a request from the Eastern Bank for information about the legal value of a deposit of title deeds. In turn, the Political Agency explains that the deposit of title deeds of immoveable property accompanied by a mortgage de...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 4 Jul 1932-20 Sep 1937
Extent:: 1 file (32 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1909
Title:: File No. E/17 V. O. Correspondence with the Adviser Regarding Runaway Bahrainis, Death of Bahraini occurring on board.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of memoranda and letters regarding murder and abduction cases concerning Bahraini subjects. The file also contains a report on the death of one Bahraini subject that occurred on board. The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agency, ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 16 Jan 1933-17 Jan 1950
Extent:: 1 file (23 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1910
Title:: File No. E/18 V. O. HEARING OF CASES AND TRIAL OF PERSONS BY WRONG COURT.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding three judicial cases in Bahrain: A group of men accused of robbery, including the case hearing minutes and witness statements A petition raised by an Iranian man who requested that his son be tried by the Political Agency Court rather than the Bahrain C...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 23 Aug 1933-27 Mar 1950
Extent:: 1 file (26 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1911
Title:: File No. E/19 V. O. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING LOCAL MURDER CASES.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding the murder of a local Bahraini woman. The Political Agent was concerned about the number of similar cases in the past where murderers have not been punished. He recommended that a court be set for this case and strong action taken against the murderers,...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 16 Jun 1935-22 Dec 1935
Extent:: 1 file (9 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1912
Title:: File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda, and proclamations regarding the establishment of a department for the purpose of administering the estates of orphans who have no legal guardians. The suggestion was agreed upon by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, the t...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 4 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939
Extent:: 1 file (50 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1913
Title:: File E/21 Papers about the appointment of Husain bin Yusuf al-'Uraifi as an Agency Dallal.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding the appointment of Husain bin Yusuf al-‘Uraifi as an official Dallal (broker) for the Government of Bahrain in place of the deceased Sayid Izzat, the Dallal in Manama. Al-‘Uraifi was also appointed as the official Dallal of the Political Agency, Bahrain...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 17 Feb 1937-6 Nov 1944
Extent:: 1 file (12 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1914
Title:: File No. E/22 Claim of Muhammad bin Abdulla bin Hasan al Bu A'yeneh of Askar, Bahrain.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of a petition and some memoranda regarding a case of land registration. The petition was raised by a Saudi Arabian resident in Bahrain called Muhammad bin Abdulla bin Hasan Al-Bu ‘Ayenen to the Political Agency in Bahrain. The petitioner was asking fo...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 12 Apr 1921-9 Jun 1947
Extent:: 1 file (36 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1916
Title:: File No. E/23 Attestation of Documents. a Powers of Attorney.
Scope & Content:: The file contains a memorandum and a letter sent to the Political Agency, Bahrain, requesting an attestation of a document for the Minors’ Estates Department, Bahrain, and a landing certificate for the Customs House, Qatar. The main correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bah...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 22 Jun 1947-5 Mar 1949
Extent:: 1 file (5 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1918
Title:: File E/26 REQUESTS FOR TRACING OF PERSONS IN BAHRAIN
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding requests for the tracing of persons in Bahrain. The main correspondence is between the Government of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the British Agency at Sharjah, and the Political Agency, Bahrain.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 28 May 1950-18 Dec 1950
Extent:: 1 file (18 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1920
Title:: File F/1 Correspondence with the Municipalities regarding Judicial Matters
Scope & Content:: This file contains letters, memos, budgetary ledgers primarily on judicial disputes between shopkeepers and the Manama Municipality. The disputes mainly pertain to the non-payment of Municipal Taxes. Few folios refer to disputes between individuals with the Manama Municipality arbitrating.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 14 Jan 1931-13 Dec 1950
Extent:: 1 file (60 folios)

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