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1. IOR/R/15/2/177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/177
Title:
'Books, Periodicals, and Publications'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns publicity about Bahrain in newspapers and journals, much of it of a sensitive or critical nature. The sources of the articles are the British and Indian press, the European press (Italian and German newspapers), and the Arabic press (based in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria). The transc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
3 Jan 1934-16 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 file (316 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/484

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/484
Title:
File 12/1 [1 A/1 I] Persian Claims to Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials (primarily from the Foreign Office and the India Office) concerning two interrelated topics; the Persian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain and discussions over whether or not Bahrain should be considered part of the British...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
4 Nov 1933-21 Apr 1946
Extent:

1 file (249 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/178

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/178
Title:
Articles in Press on Gulf Affairs
Scope & Content:
The file contains transcripts and reports of press articles on Bahrain and the Persian Gulf, and associated correspondence. Much of the press is critical of the Government of Bahrain and the British administration there. The sources for the press articles are mainly the Arabic and French languag...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
17 Nov 1938-10 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (362 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/553

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/553
Title:
16/4 JAP. SHIPPING IN P.G. 21-5-34 TO 3-7-40 I
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to Japanese shipping activities in the Persian Gulf, 1934 to 1940. Topics discussed include: visits by Japanese trawlers to the region, possible justifications for excluding them from docking at local reports and how to discourage Japanese commercial pen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
21 May 1934-3 Jul 1940
Extent:
1 file (387 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/139
Title:
File 1/A/1 I Stamps and Postage; Relations with Persia
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the issue in Bahrain, at the request of the Ruler of Bahrain, of Indian postage stamps bearing the surcharge 'Bahrain' (i.e. overprinted with the word 'Bahrain') and the response of the Persian Government in view of Persia's claim to Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly betwe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
8 Oct 1932-11 May 1935
Extent:
1 volume (267 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/511

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/511
Title:
‘File 13/4 I Facilities for foreign air companies to use Arabian Air Route’
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence relating to requests from foreign airlines – chiefly the Dutch company Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KLM) and Air France – to use the air route following the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf, and its aerodrome facilities at Bahrain, Gwadur [Gwādar, then a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
22 Sep 1932-30 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 volume (222 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/150

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/150
Title:
File 1/A/24 I Persian Subjects in Bahrain and Registration of Foreigners in Bahrain with proposals for institution of Bahrain Nationality and Property Laws.
Scope & Content:
The early papers in the file relate to complaints by the Iranian Government over the treatment of Persian citizens in Bahrain; but the file mostly concerns the enactment of the Bahrain nationality and property laws, and the preparation of the Bahrain (Amendment) Order in Council (1937). The cor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
8 May 1933-17 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 volume (333 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/767

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/767
Title:
‘File 29/18i I Food Supplies – TEA & COFFEE’
Scope & Content:
This is a correspondence file about the operation and impact on the population and economy of Bahrain and the Trucial Coast sheikhdoms, of Government of India export licensing restrictions for the supply of tea and to a lesser extent, coffee, sugar, dates and cotton piece goods, to the Persian G...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
08 Mar 1940-16 Mar 1944
Extent:
1 file (372 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/512

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/512
Title:
‘File 13/4 II Facilities for Foreign Air Company’s using Arabian Air Route’
Scope & Content:
The volume is a continuation of ‘File 13/4 I Facilities for foreign air companies to use Arabian Air Route’ (IOR/R/15/2/511) and contains correspondence relating to the authorisation of foreign aircraft to use the air route following the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf, and the route’s aerodrome ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
22 Dec 1937-13 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 volume (269 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/516

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/516
Title:
‘File 13/7 II Civil Aerodromes and Civil Air Agreement–Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The volume is a continuation of ‘File 13/7 Civil Air Agreement’ (IOR/R/15/2/515), and contains correspondence relating to the air agreements and navigation regulations in place at the aerodromes on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf, and chiefly at Muharraq in Bahrain. The principal corresponden...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 Jan 1935-12 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 volume (308 folios)