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1. IOR/L/PS/10/81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/81
Title:
File 1508/1905 Pt 1 'Bahrain: situation; disurbances (1904-1905); Sheikh Ali's surrender; Question of Administration Reforms (Customs etc)'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to disturbances in Bahrain and the consequent discussion over administrative changes. The correspondence is mostly between the India Office, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India. Further correspondence, included as enclosures, is from the fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Nov 1904-Aug 1914
Extent:

1 volume (260 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/156/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/156/2
Title:
File 3208/1908 Pt 4 ‘Persian Gulf: acts of piracy by Ahmed bin Selman near Katif [Turkish discourtesy to commander of HMS “Lapwing” at Katif]’
Scope & Content:
Part 4 contains correspondence relating to attacks against Bahrain pearling dhows, committed by members of the Beni Hajir tribe and led by an individual named Ahmed bin Selman, in the waters around Bahrain and the Turkish administered territories of Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] and El Katr [Qatar]. The part...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 Mar 1901-12 Aug 1908
Extent:

178 folios

3. IOR/L/PS/10/385

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/385
Title:
File 2182/1913 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf Situation in El Katr Policy towards Bin Saud'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains part 2 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It primarily concerns British policy towards Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] following the latter's occupation of Ottoman-ruled El Hassa [Al Hasa]. Included in the volume are the following: an account of a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Nov 1913-22 Nov 1916
Extent:
1 volume (269 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/457

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/457
Title:
File 2830/1914 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Pearl Fisheries. Investigation into Alleged Depletion of Pearl Banks. Germans and the Industry. Concessions, etc.'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf; in particular attempted incursions into the trade by the French, Germans, and others; the political and economic interests of the British in pearl fishing; investigations into reports of the depletion of the pearl fishing banks in the Gulf; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1902-28 July 1914
Extent:
1 volume (283 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/303

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/303
Title:
PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, relating to British propaganda forwarded to the Persian Gulf for dissemination. It largely consists of weekly telegrams from the Secretary of State for India, London, to the Government of India and others. The telegrams contain Ministry of In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
10 Aug 1939-27 Dec 1941
Extent:
1 file (357 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/1981

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1981
Title:
Coll 5/31 ‘Air Route to India: Prohibition of private flights along the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes on the subject of private (or chartered) flights through the Persian Gulf states in special treaty relations with the British Government, these states being: Bahrain, Kuwait (also spelt Koweit), Muscat (Oman), and Sharjah. Prior to 1946, the corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
14 Jun 1933-3 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (622 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/3552

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3552
Title:
Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the business case to transfer the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf from Bushire to Bahrain. The file is composed of internal correspondence between British officials including the Foreign Office (C W Baxter), the British Legation at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive, Reginald ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 Apr 1929-5 Mar 1938
Extent:
1 volume (447 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/3795

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3795
Title:
Coll 30/78 'Bahrein Nationality Law. Bahrein Property Law: Registration of certain foreigners in Bahrein by the Agency. Ownership of property by foreigners in Bahrein (King's Reg. No. 1 of 1937).'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the drafting and publication of nationality and property laws for Bahrein [Bahrain]. The relevant Order in Council and King's Regulations (copies of which are included) are as follows: The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1937 The Bahrein Law regarding Ownership of Immova...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
7 Jun 1933-10 Oct 1947
Extent:
1 file (446 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/554

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/554
Title:
File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to banking in Persia, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf. The majority of the correspondence is between the British Ministry in Tehran, the Government of India, High Commissioner in Iraq (later the British Ambassador), Political Residency in Bushire, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
22 Jan 1918-Feb 1946
Extent:
1 volume (201 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/610

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/610
Title:
File 73/7 I (D 19) Status of Kuwait & Baghdad Railway, and Anglo-Turkish negotiations 1911
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence, memorandums, and newspaper cuttings relating to a proposed Baghdad to Basra railway, an extension of the German Berlin to Baghdad Railway. Much of the correspondence has been forwarded to the Residency by the Foreign Department of the Government of India and i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Jan 1911-19 Jan 1912
Extent:
2 volumes (334 folios)