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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/838-845
Title:: File 34: Education
Scope & Content:: The Education subject files contain correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain and Kuwait. The correspondence in the files discusses the role and activities of the British Council in the region, the recruitment of an educational advisor in Bahrain, the enrolment of Kuwaiti...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:: 1939-1949
Extent:: 8 files and volumes (779 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/843
Title:: File 34/5 Correspondence Regarding Salaries, Leave etc., of Egyptian and Syrian Teachers in Employment of the Bahrain Govt
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence between British officials that relates to administrative matters concerning the hiring, pay and travel (to/from Bahrain) of Egyptian and Syrian teachers employed by the Government of Bahrain. Of particular interest are the following: Correspondence between Bri...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 21 Mar 1946-17 Dec 1949
Extent:: 1 file (102 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/846
Title:: File 35/1 (1 B/5 II) Social Legislation in Bahrain and Reform of Bahrain Laws
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence related to a variety of topics grouped under the broad rubric of social legislation and legal reform. The correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior, Political Resident in...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 13 Dec 1938-30 Aug 1942
Extent:: 1 file (168 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/846-852
Title:: File 35: Bahrain State
Scope & Content:: This sub-sub-series contains files related to the administration of the Bahraini state. The topics discussed in the files include the reform of Bahrain's public health services (IOR/R/15/2/849), the possibility of developing the country's agricultural sector (IOR/R/15/2/850) and incidents of p...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1932-1949
Extent:: 7 files (415 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/851
Title:: File 35/7 Agitation for Constitutional Reforms in Bahrain
Scope & Content:: The majority of the correspondence in this file discusses the activities of a Bahraini named Abdullah Zeerah (also spelt Zireh). In 1948, Zeerah travelled to Iran and announced in front of its parliament that the people of Bahrain wanted Persian rule to be re-established over Bahrain. The file c...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 14 Jan 1948-1 Dec 1949
Extent:: 1 file (75 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/853
Title:: File 36/1 (1 A/7) American Mission in Bahrain
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence between British officials regarding employees of the American Mission Hospital in Bahrain. The topics discussed include the appointment of Dr W H Storm to a position in Bahrain, visits made by Dr L P Dame to treat patients in Dubai and Sharjah (including a lett...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and German
Date Range:: 24 May 1934-7 Oct 1945
Extent:: 1 file (131 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/853-857
Title:: File 36: United States Interests
Scope & Content:: This Sub-sub-series contains files related to the interests and activities of the United States of America in the Gulf. The topics discussed are as follows: the American Mission Hospital in Bahrain (IOR/R/15/2/853); foreign consular activities, primarily the US' desire for the establishment of a...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and German
Date Range:: 1933-1949
Extent:: 5 files (511 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/854
Title:: File 36/2 (1 A/20) Foreign Consular Activities in Bahrain
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence regarding foreign consular activities in Bahrain and the surrounding region. The topics discussed in the correspondence include rumours of an Iraqi Government consulate being established in Bahrain, the desire of the US Government to establish a consulate in Bah...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 28 Jun 1933-9 Oct 1949
Extent:: 1 file (221 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/855
Title:: File 36/3 Visit of U.S. Minister in 'Iraq
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding visits to Bahrain made by American officials based in Iraq. Correspondence on folios 1-86 relates to visits made to Bahrain by Paul Knabenshue, the Minister Resident of the United States of America in Baghdad, in 1934 (folios...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 27 Feb 1934-30 Mar 1947
Extent:: 1 file (136 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/858-860
Title:: File 37: Visits
Scope & Content:: The 3 files forming the 'Visits' subject files were produced by the Confidential Office at the Political Agency in Bahrain. The 'Visits' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Resident at Bushire, other British authorities, the Ruler o...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1940-1948
Extent:: 3 files (376 folios)

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