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491. IOR/R/15/2/604

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/604
Title:
File 20/1 IV Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the slave trade and slavery in the Gulf region. A significant portion of the papers relate to allegations of slave trading into Qatar. In a letter dated 14 October 1945, Lady Kathleen Simon, a prominent representative of the Anti-Slavery Society, draw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1945-20 Jul 1949
Extent:
1 file (275 folios)

492. IOR/R/15/2/720

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/720
Title:
‘File 28/28-III Military requirements: supply of coke (Bahrain smalls) by BAPCO’
Scope & Content:
The file contains post-war correspondence related to the export of petroleum coke (also referred to as ‘Bahrain smalls’) produced by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) from Bahrain. A telegram from the Washington Coal Committee to the London Coal Committee, dated 5 March 1946, states that the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1945-26 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

493. IOR/R/15/2/804

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/804
Title:
File 31/6 (4/7 II) EDUCATION OF YOUNGER MEMBERS OF AL KHALIFAH
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the education of the younger members of the Al Khalifah Ruling Family. Topics discussed include arrangements for judicial training in Palestine and the practicalities of starting a degree course at either Stanford University in the United States of Amer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1944-1 Aug 1950
Extent:
1 file (157 folios)

494. IOR/R/15/2/813

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/813
Title:
File 31/15 Visits of Members of Al Khalifah to Foreign Countries
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence about the visits of members of the Al Khalifah to Amara in Iraq for hunting purposes. Discussion focuses on the difficulties created when requests for travel documents did not go through the proper channels. Correspondents include: Cornelius James Pelly, Politi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1949-27 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

495. IOR/R/15/2/846

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)

496. IOR/R/15/2/872

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/872
Title:
File 38/19 Mr Thanu Pillai of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Ltd
Scope & Content:
The file contains a letter, with enclosures, from Basil Lermitte of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, to Cornelius James Pelly, the Political Agent at Bahrain. The reply is also included. The letter and its enclosures relate to the case of Mr P Thanu Pillai, an Indian stenographer at the c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1948-30 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

497. IOR/R/15/2/267, f 210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/267, f 210
Title:
‘Rough Sketch of Position of Petrol Dhow’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Hand drawn sketch map showing the existing and proposed position of petrol dhow near Mu'airidh village in Ras Al Khamah. Lettered for reference with a key at the bottom left-hand corner. Signed and dated at the bottom right-hand corner.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1937
Extent:
1 map

498. IOR/R/15/2/903

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/903
Title:
File 42/5 (6/26) Lady Medical Officer, Bahrain Government (1) Dr (Mrs) M.M. MacDowell (2) Dr I.M.A. Doeg
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the position of Lady Medical Officer for the Government of Bahrain. The correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency in Bahrain; and the Political Residency in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1941-25 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (137 folios)

499. IOR/R/15/2/286, f 57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/286, f 57
Title:
Map showing location of RAF facilities at Dubai
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: The northern portion of a blueprint map showing the location of RAF facilities at Dubai creek including the Air Sea Rescue Hut and new B.O.A.C. Rest House. Includes inset indicationg Dubai location in context of Trucial Coast. Inscriptions: On verso in red crayon: ‘Ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 map

500. IOR/R/15/2/465, f 169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/465, f 169
Title:
‘Sketch illustrating S.E. frontier of Saudi Arabia’
Scope & Content:
The map is a facsimile of a sketch map showing the eastern half of the Arabian peninsula, and indicating: with a solid line, the boundary claimed by Saudi Arabia; in a short-dashed black line, the Ottoman (Turkish) boundary (1913-14); and in a long-dashed line, the boundary offered by the British...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 facsimile sketch map

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