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1. IOR/R/15/2/673

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/673
Title:
‘File 28/1 V Visits to Bahrain of military officials (Brigadier Hughes & Party)’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to visits by senior military officials to Bahrain, principally arrangements for the visit of Brigadier F E C Hughes (ff 6-50), referred to in the file as both Commander-Designate of Forces, and head of Persian Gulf Defence Mission, in late June/early Jul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1940-23 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (66 folios)

2. 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)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1936

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1936
Title:
File No. G/1. II Miscellaneous correspondence with H. E. Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa and other members of the ruling family.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent mainly between the Agent in charge at the Political Agency, Bahrain, and members of Al-Khalifa ruling family. The letters were regarding visiting one another to discuss state-related issues. Other letters were sent from both sides to i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1936-24 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (153 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1944

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1944
Title:
File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agency, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1944 and 1950. A memorandum was sent by the Agency to the Naval Officer in charge that the Agen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1944-30 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (398 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1946

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1946
Title:
File No. G/9 CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE WIVES OF POLITICAL AGENTS WITH SHAIKHA? WIFE OF H. H. THE SHAIKH.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of personal letters sent between the wives of the Political Agents in Bahrain, Mrs Loch and Mrs Weightman respectively, and Shaikha Aisha bint Rashid Al-Khalifa, wife of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, the Ruler of Bahrain. The letters are about excha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1934-3 Feb 1942
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1947

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1947
Title:
'File G/10 V. O. Personal letters of PAs & AP.A.S’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of personal letters and calls sent mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the Ruler of Bahrain. The letters are about exchanging visits and gifts such as fruit, gazelles, and tea sets. Other letters were sent by cultural centres in Bahrain ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1943-18 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (134 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/18
Title:
File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, notes, pedigrees, news extracts and telegrams. The correspondence is mainly related to the ruling family in Kuwait. Reports were sent between the Political Agency, Kuwait and the Political Residency, Bushire regarding the following: politi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
Nov 1904-21 Oct 1922
Extent:

1 volume (228 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/121
Title:
‘I Riyadh (VII) Colonel Dickson’s v[isit] to Riyadh (Includes visits of other Europeans to Riyadh’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to visits made by Europeans and Americans to Saudi Arabia, and specifically to Riyadh: A visit made in 1937 by Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, former Political Agent at Kuwait, reportedly in his capacity as a representative of the Kuwai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1937-15 Nov 1945
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/173
Title:
File 3/3 Persian Navy
Scope & Content:
This file concerns visits of Persian warships to Arab ports. The two main issues discussed are whether Arab rulers in the Gulf should be formally notified prior to any visits to their ports by Persian warships, and, in cases where notification has not been received, whether a call to visit shoul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1932-29 Dec 1937
Extent:
1 file (98 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/212

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/212
Title:
File 8/27 I '1. H.H. the SULTAN. 2. SULTAN'S VISITS TO INDIA & EUROPE. 1932-1937.
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns the affairs and travels of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The correspondence includes details of unofficial visits to India by the Sultan during the summer months of 1932, 1934 and 1935, including proposed itineraries and arrangements for the h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1932-29 May 1937
Extent:
1 volume (91 folios)