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037-000230174 Language Arabic Name Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, 1926-1957

1. IOR/R/15/2/1980

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1980
Title:
[Un-numbered file] Police cases
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions, reports and statements, related to police cases in Bahrain. Cases of note include the renewal of driving licences, and the distribution of ice by the Baladyia (Municipality). The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1936-29 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1824

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1824
Title:
File A 1/J I Correspondence of the Adviser
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers and correspondence sent between the Political Agency and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) between 1935 and 1945, relating to civil and criminal court cases in Bahrain. The cases raised include property theft (folios 26-29), disputes o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1935-31 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (102 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1922

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1922
Title:
File F/2 II Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Manamah Municipality
Scope & Content:
This file contains meeting minutes of the governing board of the Manama municipality, and their translations. Covering letters of the meetings follow a set of Arabic and English transcriptions of the meetings which cover a wide variety of municipal and/or administrative concerns. Some letters fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 May 1935-22 Aug 1936
Extent:
1 file (230 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1895

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1895
Title:
File No. E/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Adviser, to the Bahrain Government.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence mainly in the form of petitions raised by local residents, shop owners, merchants, as well as foreign subjects of Bahrain. These cover various issues including debt recovery, marriage between Shia and Sunni Muslims, land ownership, and inheritance. The petitions ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1919-22 Jan 1950
Extent:
1 file (256 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1906

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1906
Title:
'File No. E/13 V. O. Correspondence Regarding Administration of Foreign Estates.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda and petitions regarding the estates of deceased people in Bahrain. The papers are mainly from petitioners on matters of inheritance, custody and the administration of foreign estates in Bahrain. The file also contains notes and r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1932-11 May 1934
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1916

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)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1907

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1907
Title:
File No. E/14 V. O. Miscellaneous Proclamations Received from the Bahrain Government.
Scope & Content:
The file contains notices relating to the registration of houses sold by the Bahrain Political Agency and Joint Courts respectively. The Land Settlement Department would issue the notices before registering the property in the name of the purchaser. The notices were intended to establish whether...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1929-23 Mar 1950
Extent:
1 file (116 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1896

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1896
Title:
File No. E/2 V. O. Correspondence with the ADVISER and the BAHRAIN COURTS on Judicial Matters.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of proclamations, memoranda, reports on judicial matters and petitions. Petitions were raised by local residents, land and property owners or heirs, as well as by foreign residents of Bahrain. The petitions cover topics such as registration or sale of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1929-9 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (283 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1913

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)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1901

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1901
Title:
File No. E/6 V. O. Correspondence about the Senior joint Courts.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the Senior Joint Courts in Bahrain. It mostly consists of letters from the Political Agent to the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa informing him of the dates and times of the court sittings. Shaikh Salman's replies confirm whether he...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1942-6 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (139 folios)