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032-000209245 Language English Name Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, 1926-1957

1. IOR/R/15/2/925-937

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/925-937
Title:
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Information Files
Scope & Content:
The thirteen surviving Information Files contain correspondence, reports and guidance relating to the following topics: British intelligence gathering in the Middle East, 1939-1943; the monitoring of anti-British news reporting in Arabic newspapers and radio broadcasts in the Gulf States, 1934-1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1939-1949
Extent:
13 files (266 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/645-650

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/645-650
Title:
File 27 Etiquette
Scope & Content:
The Etiquette files of the Political Agency, Bahrain, contain files from the 1930s and 1940s concerning: gun salutes for British officials and members of the various Arab ruling families in the Gulf; social etiquette (such as terms of address, relative seniority of British officials and seating ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1931-1949
Extent:
6 files (564 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/195-210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/195-210
Title:
File 4 Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State files contain correspondence regarding a number of different topics that relate to the development of the state of Bahrain, the running of its government and its finances. The files cover financial information and the development of state services (IOR/R/15/2/195-198), educati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1933-1945
Extent:
16 files (3,575 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1742-1757

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1742-1757
Title:
File 29: Consular
Scope & Content:
The Consular sub-sub-series primarily contains files related to nationality, travel, passports and visas (and other travel documents issued by the British authorities). Also contained in the sub-sub-series are files related to British Government policy in 'Arabian Affairs' (IOR/R/15/2/1742), t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1929-1950
Extent:
16 files (2055 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/899-911

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/899-911
Title:
File 42 Bahrain State Employees
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State Employees sub-sub-series contains files related to the recruitment of European – primarily British – employees for service with the Government of Bahrain. The correspondence in the files discusses recruitment for a number of different vacancies including include police officers,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
13 files (1,220 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/912-915

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/912-915
Title:
File 43 Communist Activities
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub series consists of four files containing correspondence between British officials regarding topics related to Communist activities in the Persian Gulf. The series contains a file on activities of the Tudeh Party in the Gulf, a file regarding the arrival of flights from the USSR, a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-1950
Extent:
4 files (75 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1200-1312

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1200-1312
Title:
File 6: Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State files of the Political Agency, Bahrain cover a range of matters connected to the running of the state in Bahrain, such as education, public works, road building, policing, marine regulations, customs, agriculture, personnel, municipal matters, state finances, public health, dri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, and Urdu
Date Range:
1926-1950
Extent:
113 files (10,236 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1196
Title:
File 5/13 Miscellaneous Judicial Enquiries
Scope & Content:
The file contains enquiries received by the Political Agent, Bahrain on miscellaneous judicial matters. The enquiries are from individuals, companies, and government bodies, and are accompanied by the Political Agent's replies. The file includes correspondence from the Adviser to the Government ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1936-5 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/814-830

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/814-830
Title:
File 32: Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State sub-sub-series contains files that are primarily related to internal matters in Bahrain and the administration of the Bahraini state. Topics discussed include liquor control in the country (IOR/R/15/2/814), the Bahrain Police Force (IOR/R/15/2/815-816 and 827), the establishm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
17 files (1015 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1334-1340

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1334-1340
Title:
File 9: Arms and Ammunition
Scope & Content:
The Arms and Ammunition subject files contain records concerning the request and issuing of No Objection Certificates, licenses and permits for the import, export and possession of arms, ammunitions, and other potentially lethal weapons such as explosives, marine flares, knives and daggers, and r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1938-1950
Extent:
7 files (769 folios)