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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Language Arabic Subject Water supply

1. IOR/R/15/1/376

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/376
Title:
File 19/252 Bahrain Water Supply
Scope & Content:
The documents in this file are all related to the natural water supply of Bahrain. They include two detailed surveys of the island's water supply, correspondence concerning the status of Bahrain's artesian wells, concerns about the wastage of water in gardens owned by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al K...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 May 1939-19 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 volume (45 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/511

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/511
Title:
File 53/47 (D 43) Kuwait Water Supply
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials following a request made by Shaikh Mubarak Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait, for the British authorities to ensure an adequate water supply to Kuwait (a copy of the letter is contained on folio 3). The correspondence includes discussions...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1912-9 May 1923
Extent:
1 volume (229 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/638

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/638
Title:
File 86/1 I (D 73) Eastern and General Syndicate - Proposed Oil Concession in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The volume covers the proposal by the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited for oil concessions in Kuwait (also spelled Koweit) which were to be negotiated on the Syndicate's behalf by Major Frank Holmes. Included within the volume are copies of the draft agreements and correspondence between t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1925-1 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 volume (244 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/136

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/136
Title:
File 9/9 Bahrain Reforms. Bahrain Water Supply
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence, copies of contracts and other items related to the sinking of water wells in Bahrain, and the institution of a municipal water supply to the districts of Manama and Muharraq. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Cl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1921-7 Jan 1927
Extent:
1 volume (118 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/207
Title:
File 4/14 I Bahrain Development
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding an expansion of government administration in Bahrain that had been made possible by an increased level of oil revenue being received by the state. The correspondence discusses the intended direction of this expansion, the stat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1937-12 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (172 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1307

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1307
Title:
File 6/89 Water supply for Manama
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a scheme for a water supply for Manama, Bahrain. The correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Bahrain State Engineer (Hubert Poyntz-Gaynor Leigh). The file...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1940-24 Apr 1950
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/161

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/161
Title:
File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence among British officials in the Persian Gulf and London, as well as the Kuwaiti Government on various means of securing a reliable supply of water for Kuwait. The papers vary from proposal for a condensing plant, and possible pipeline from Basra in Iraq, to obtai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1943-14 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (230 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/207
Title:
File 8/21 Muscat State Affairs: Dependencies – Sur (Operations)
Scope & Content:
This file relates to two separate subjects. The first is the reported murder of Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Rawaf, a Saudi Arabian subject, by Beni Hasan tribesmen. The second is a trip to Sur, which was recently undertaken by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, Major Tom Hickinbotham. The corre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1938-4 Nov 1940
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)