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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/184
Title:: 12 File 323 I - Interference of Persian Agents in Bahrain Affairs
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence related to the Persian Government's claim of sovereignty over Bahrain and the actions of some its agents in connection to operations taken by the British Government against the chiefs of Bahrain that it had accused of acts of piracy. The correspondence include...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:: 11 Nov 1869-18 Mar 1887
Extent:: 1 volume (56 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/188
Title:: 32 File 654 Intrigues of Persian officials on Arab Coast
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence discussing the concerns of British officials regarding the movement of Persian Government officials in the Gulf and their supposed attempts to challenge British power in the region. The movements of Haji Ahmed Khan (also given as Hajee Ahmed Khan and Hajee Ahme...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:: 23 May 1887-24 Nov 1894
Extent:: 1 volume (162 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/199-703
Title:: Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
Scope & Content:: The records consist of subject files of the Political Residency, Bushire (from 1946, Bahrain). The records are arranged as follows: IOR/R/15/1/199-234: File 5: Slave Trade, 1892-1943; IOR/R/15/1/235-236: File 9: Arms and Ammunition, 1910-1932; IOR/R/15/1/237-238: File 13: Miscellaneous, 1912-19...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Italian, Kanarese, Marathi, Persian, and Turkish
Date Range:: 1871-1948
Extent:: 506 files and volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/314-377
Title:: File 19: Bahrain
Scope & Content:: The Bahrain subject files cover a comprehensive range of topics and include correspondence regarding the nature and development of British involvement in Bahrain, financial information, Bahrain's foreign relations, information related to customs and transit fees, the reforms enacted in the 1920s...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:: 1895-1946
Extent:: 64 files and volumes (12,090 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/318
Title:: File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence - primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Political Residency in Bushire - regarding the relations of Bahrain (and its ruler Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa) with other foreign powers. Topics discussed in the documents include communication bet...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:: 7 Nov 1903-25 Oct 1912
Extent:: 1 volume (195 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/319
Title:: File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence about a number of topics regarding the relations of Bahrain and its ruler, Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, with foreign powers. The correspondence discusses the ownership of land by foreigners in Bahrain, Persian claims to sovereignty over Bahrain, the status o...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:: 27 Jan 1913-5 Dec 1922
Extent:: 1 volume (267 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/320
Title:: File 19/109 III (C 22) Bahrain - Relations with Foreign Powers, Etc
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence concerning relations between Bahrain and other foreign powers, primarily Persia. The correspondence discusses the following topics: Agitation in the Persian press regarding the alleged oppression of Persians in Bahrain. This includes examples of this type of r...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:: 6 Dec 1922-16 Nov 1925
Extent:: 1 volume (243 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/321
Title:: File 19/109 IV (C 28) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers
Scope & Content:: File contains correspondence regarding the access requirements of Persians entering Bahrain (from Persia), correspondence regarding reports of Bahrainis resident in Persia being pressured to adopt Persian nationality and several discussions related to the logistics and legality of travel in the ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English and Farsi
Date Range:: 31 Oct 1925-31 Aug 1929
Extent:: 1 volume (298 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/470
Title:: File 52/4 (B 1) Persian Islands (1) Kais [Kish] Island
Scope & Content:: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status and ownership of Qais [Kish] island off the coast of Iran. The file contains a discussion of the island's history and a copy (with English translation) of the sanad (deed) through which the family of the Kowam-ul-Mul...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English and Farsi
Date Range:: 13 Dec 1906-29 Jun 1908
Extent:: 1 file (18 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/470 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:: File 52: Persian Islands
Scope & Content:: This sub-sub series is composed of one file that contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status and ownership of Qais [Kish] island off of the coast of Iran. The file contains a discussion of the island's history and a copy (with English translation) of the sanad (deed) th...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English and Farsi
Date Range:: 1906-1908
Extent:: 1 file

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