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1. IOR/R/15/1/199-703

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

2. IOR/R/15/6/334-401

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/334-401
Title:
File 11: Political
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series 'Political' contains correspondence and papers related to political matters in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the surrounding region. Political here is defined broadly and as such as the sub-sub-series' contents is diverse in nature. Subjects covered include: Corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Sindhi, and Urdu
Date Range:
1906-1951
Extent:
68 files and volumes (6,472 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/6/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/2
Title:
Letters inward and outward
Scope & Content:
This file contains miscellaneous correspondence consisting primarily of letters between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent in Muscat. The subject matter of the correspondence covers a range of subjects, most of them pertaining to the resolution of commercial and le...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
1 Jan 1869-1 Oct 1869
Extent:
1 file (486 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/139-174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/139-174
Title:
File 1/A Administration (Political)
Scope & Content:
The administration (Political) files of the Political Agency, Bahrain, deal with matters of political and economic importance during the 1930s, and specific issues (particularly food control and publicity) relating to the Second World War (1939-45). The files fall into a number of groups and in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Gujarati, and Persian
Date Range:
1931-1946
Extent:
36 files (8736 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/3
Title:
'Political'
Scope & Content:
This file contains letters that cover a wide variety of subjects. This includes diplomatic correspondence, general political administration, court statements and petitions, as well as trade reports and some general commercial matters. The majority of the file consists of correspondence between th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
1 May 1869-1 Dec 1869
Extent:
1 file (487 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1200-1312

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1200-1312
Title:
File 6: Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State files of the Political Agency, Bahrain cover a range of matters connected to the running of the state in Bahrain, such as education, public works, road building, policing, marine regulations, customs, agriculture, personnel, municipal matters, state finances, public health, dri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, and Urdu
Date Range:
1926-1950
Extent:
113 files (10,236 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1365-1367

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1365-1367
Title:
File 11: Slave Trade
Scope & Content:
The Slave Trade subject files comprise: extracts of the 1873 Proclamation prohibiting the Slave Trade; reports and correspondence on freed slaves; applications for manumission certificates.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, and Urdu
Date Range:
1926-1938
Extent:
3 files (266 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/199-234

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/199-234
Title:
File 5: Slave Trade
Scope & Content:
The majority of the Slave Trade subject files contain papers relating to the manumission of slaves or kidnapping incidents, heard by the Political Residency, and received from the Political Agencies in Bahrain (1924-43) and Muscat (1921-42), and the Native Agent at Sharjah (1921-40). The rest of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Kanarese, Marathi, and Persian
Date Range:
1892-1943
Extent:
36 files and volumes (9,000 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/214

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/214
Title:
‘File 5/187 I – Proclamation prohibiting slave trade’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of covering letters sent with copies of the 1873 Slave Trade Proclamation, which was reissued on an annual basis. The letters were sent by Bushire Political Residency staff to a range of British representatives around the Gulf, including the Political Agents (Bahrain, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Kanarese, and Marathi
Date Range:
18 Jan 1913-31 Jan 1938
Extent:

One volume (158 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1826

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1826
Title:
File A/2 II Slave Trade. Correspondence with Bushire regarding slaves and their manumission certificates and applications
Scope & Content:
The majority of the file is correspondence relating to about forty-eight manumission applications, most of which were made at the Political Agency at Bahrain. Some applications are made with the Residency Agent at Sharjah, and forwarded to the Agency at Bahrain for submission to the Political Re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Kanarese, and Marathi
Date Range:
20 Dec 1934-27 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (349 folios)