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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/817
Title:: File 32/7 (4/6) Bahrain Cinemas
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence regarding the establishment of a cinema in Bahrain. The file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning the desirability of opening a cinema in the country and the logisti...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 7 Apr 1934-22 Jan 1949
Extent:: 1 file (100 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/822
Title:: File 32/17 (4/5) Law and Order
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence regarding the maintenance of law and order in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence in the file relates to the murder of a woman in Hedd (al-Hidd). This correspondence discusses whether or not the culprits of the murder (who were relatives of the woman killed) sho...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 20 Jul 1935-9 Aug 1943
Extent:: 1 file (32 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/826
Title:: File 32/23 Increase in Civil List Payments
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence regarding the desire of Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah (the Ruler of Bahrain) to increase the amount of civil list payments made annually to him and other members of the ruling family. Much of the correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 24 Jul 1946-25 Mar 1950
Extent:: 1 file (73 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/834
Title:: File 33/4 (4/22) New Electricity Supply Scheme for Bahrain
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence regarding an upgrade of the Government of Bahrain's electricity supply. The correspondence discusses the logistics of implementing the upgrade as well as broader discussions regarding Bahrain's inadequate power supply at the time. A detailed note on Bahrain's ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 22 Aug 1945-25 Nov 1948
Extent:: 1 file (100 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/15/2/851
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/15/2/854
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/15/2/859
Title:: File 37/2 (12/9 A) Duke of Gloucester's visit and presentation of Italian guns to Shaikh of Bahrain
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain regarding Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester's visit to Sharjah and Bahrain. The file contains lists of invitees to formal parties in hon...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 7 Jun 1942-26 Nov 1943
Extent:: 1 file (116 folios)

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