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71. IOR/R/15/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2
Title:
File A/4 Persian pretentions to Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and other papers related to Persia’s claims of sovereignty over Bahrain. The first part of the volume (up to folio 44) contains confidential correspondence between the years 1906 and 1907, in which Persia’s claim over Bahrain is discussed between high-ranking B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
9 Feb 1906-20 Dec 1913
Extent:
1 volume (109 folios)

72. IOR/R/15/2/50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/50
Title:
File W/4 Hostilities in Persia: Tangistan Blockade; Confiscation of Tea for Tangistan
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain and the British Political Resident at Bushire, as well as Sheikh ‘Isā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalifah, ruler of Bahrain, and Sheikh Qāsim bin Mahzā’, Qāḍī of Bahrain. The correspondence concerns the anti-British revolt of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
28 Jul 1915-30 Jul 1918
Extent:
1 file (203 folios)

73. IOR/R/15/2/50 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/50 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File W War
Scope & Content:
The Confidential subject file contains correspondence concerning the anti-British revolt of the Tangsiri and Qashqai tribes, headed by Ra’īs ‘Alī Dalvārī under the influence of Wilhelm Wassmuss, and the aftermath of the attack on the British Residency at Bushire on 12 July 1915.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1915-1918
Extent:
1 file (203 folios)

74. IOR/R/15/2/59-61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/59-61
Title:
File 5 British Protection
Scope & Content:
This Confidential subject file contains papers related to British protection in Bahrain. Covered in these files are the establishment of a Christian cemetery in Manamah in 1901 and its upkeep; Bahraini shipping vessels and the Tangistan blockade in 1916; and the issue of a young Iraqi Jewish woma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1901-1920
Extent:
3 files (154 folios)

75. IOR/R/15/2/60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/60
Title:
File V/11 Clearance Papers for Sailing Craft Leaving Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain; the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; ‘Abd al-Ḥusayn, the interpreter of the British Political Agency at Bahrain; Jāsim al-Chirāwī; Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain; and S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
31 Mar 1916-29 Dec 1917
Extent:
1 file (76 folios)

76. IOR/R/15/2/73-95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/73-95
Title:
File 1 Political
Scope & Content:
The Political files of the Political Agency, Bahrain for this period deal with important political developments in the Persian Gulf affecting Bahrain itself and wider British interests in the region. The principal topic covered in the papers is relations between Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1915-1937
Extent:
23 files and volumes (4748 folios)

77. IOR/R/15/2/84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/84
Title:
File 1/13 I Major Head:- Political. Sub:- Head:- Persian pretensions to Bahrain.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns Persian claims to Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein). The correspondence is mainly between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent, Bahrain. Other correspondents include the British Consular Agent, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and the Adviser to the Governm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
19 Mar 1922-10 Dec 1931
Extent:
1 volume (341 folios)

78. IOR/R/15/2/86

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/86
Title:
File 1/14 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Retirement of Shaikh Isa & Najdi-Persian Riots of May 1923.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns intercommunal and religious rioting in Bahrain between Persians and Najdis (also referred to as Nejdis), which resulted in the deaths of a number of people. The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident, Bahrain (Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly) and the (acting)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
10 May 1923-6 Jul 1923
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

79. IOR/R/15/2/121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/121
Title:
File 8/2 Public petitions etc. Letters to Major Daly (P.A.) thanking him for his interest in Bahrain affairs
Scope & Content:
The file contains a number of petitions (or 'madbatas') written by Bahraini merchants and other Bahrain inhabitants of native, Persian, Nejdi and Indian origin, praising the actions of the Bahrain Political Agent, Major Clive Daly. The original petitions in Arabic and Persian are included, along...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
7 Jul 1921-3 Jul 1924
Extent:

1 file (34 folios)

80. IOR/R/15/2/121-126

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/121-126
Title:
File 8 Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The Miscellaneous files cover a variety of topics arising in Bahrain during the 1920s; the response to political reforms carried out by the Political Agent Major Clive Daly in the early 1920s; challenges facing Bahrain's pearling industry, specifically declining profitability and pressures for it...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
1921-1931
Extent:
6 files and volumes (560 folios)