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1. IOR/R/15/1/638-703

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/638-703
Title:
File 86: Eastern and General Syndicate
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series comprises detailed records of the negotiations for, and awarding of, oil concessions in the Persian Gulf. Also included are records of the exploitation of the concession through geological surveying, drilling, and the construction of refineries and pipelines. The main concess...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1925-1948
Extent:
66 files and volumes (7898 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/349

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/349
Title:
File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the pearling industry of Bahrain and the reforms of the industry that were enacted by the British during the 1920s. The correspondence discusses the status of the industry prior to the reforms, the nature of the relationship between the ship captain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1924-30 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 volume (41 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/122
Title:
File 8/3 Pearling industry
Scope & Content:
The contents of the volume relate to Bahrain's pearl diving economy, and fall under two major concerns: 1) The industry's declining profitability, and the impact this has had upon pearl divers. A large portion of the file is occupied by handwritten balance sheets (all undated) of saibs (pullers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1912-18 Sep 1931
Extent:
1 volume (89 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/14
Title:
File B/3 Sponge and Pearl Concessions
Scope & Content:
The file’s letters, memoranda and other papers relate to attempts by foreign and British commercial concerns to obtain concessions in the Gulf for sponge fishing and the fishing and export of pearls. The principle correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1905-9 Jan 1918
Extent:
1 file (29 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/351

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/351
Title:
File 19/176 II (C 40) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from 1931 and 1932 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses the levy of the zakat religious tax, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details and other financial issues. On ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1932-11 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 volume (263 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/352

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/352
Title:
File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934
Extent:
1 volume (344 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/616

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/616
Title:
File 78/1 II Pearl Fisheries
Scope & Content:
The Pearl Fisheries subject file contains correspondence and other papers relating to British concerns over the admission of foreign vessels into the Persian Gulf to fish on the pearling banks. At the front of the file are a number of fold-out maps (folios, 3, 5, 11 and 13) showing the locations...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1937-24 Aug 1941
Extent:
1 file (82 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/346

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/346
Title:
File 9/5 Traffic in cultured pearls on Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, in English and Arabic, between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Residency Agent at Sharjah. The correspondence refers to merchants mixing Japanese cultured pearls with real pearls in the Trucial Coast, thereby damaging the reputation of the industry with t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1933-7 Jan 1946
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/350

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/350
Title:
File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed information regarding Bahrain's finances between 1924 and 1931. The file contains annual financial reports that include budget, revenue and expenditure details for the Government of Bahrain in this period. Education, the pearling industry and other economic issues a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1924-11 Jul 1931
Extent:
1 volume (325 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/87
Title:
File 1/15 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- DOWASIR tribe & their removal from Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the removal of the Dowasir [Dawāsir] (also spelled Dawasir) tribe from Bahrain following disturbances between the Dowasir and other Bahraini communities. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) and the Political Resident in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1922-26 May 1928
Extent:
1 volume (165 folios)