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1. IOR/R/15/1/328

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/328
Title:
File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition to the Political Ag...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. IOR/R/15/2/850

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/850
Title:
File 35/5 Development of Grazing Grounds (Supplies from Persia)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of developing agricultural and grazing land in Bahrain. The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) was commissioned by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to complete a report on Bahrain's water ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1946-13 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

8. 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)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1517

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1517
Title:
‘File 16/21 Miscellaneous. Supply of drinking water for the Agency etc.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the supply of fresh water at the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent or Assistant Political Agent at Bahrain (numerous incumbents); the Clerk-in-Charge of the British Naval Base at Jufair [Al Jufayr]; the Senior Nav...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1929-28 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (328 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1584

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1584
Title:
‘File 16/73 Development of Artesian Water in Muscat’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in the file dated 1941 is the result of an enquiry from the Political Agent in Muscat (Captain Tom Hickinbotham) to the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban), about the prospects for an artesian water supply at Muscat, or elsewhere on the Batinah ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1941-13 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)