Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts / Level: [38] SubSubSeries - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1049-1079
Title:: File 2: Medical
Scope & Content:: The 31 files forming the 'Medical' subject files were produced by the Political Agency in Bahrain. The 'Medical' subject files mainly contain correspondence between personnel of the Victoria Memorial Hospital at Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, the Political Resident in the P...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1917-1951
Extent:: 31 files (3,698 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1080-1117
Title:: File 3: Naval and Marine
Scope & Content:: The 38 files and volumes of the ‘Naval and Marine’ subject files were produced by the English Office at the Political Agency, Bahrain. The ‘Naval and Marine’ files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire; the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Adviser to the Governme...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:: 1926-1950
Extent:: 38 files and volumes (5557 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1118-1169
Title:: File 4: Finance and Accounts
Scope & Content:: The Finance and Accounts files contain information about the financial and accounting administration of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and its subordinate Agencies at Sharjah and Doha, mainly during the period 1930-50. The files include: Agency budget estimates and statements in Form "E", givi...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1921-1950
Extent:: 52 files (6153 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1170-1199
Title:: File 5: Judicial
Scope & Content:: The Judicial files of the Political Agency, Bahrain for the period 1926-50 reflect the work of the Political Agent, Bahrain as Notary Public, Judge, and Magistrate. Certain members of the Political Agent's staff also held judicial powers. The files fall into a number of groups: IOR/R/15/2/1170-1...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and Urdu
Date Range:: 1926-1950
Extent:: 30 files (6553 folios)

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)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1313-1328
Title:: File 7: Customs and Duty
Scope & Content:: The Customs and Duty files concern a range of issues related to customs and duty regulations at Bahrain, as well as in the Persian Gulf more generally. In addition, covered within these files are details concerning landing charges, certificates and arrangements; re-export and transhipment regulat...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, Dutch, and English
Date Range:: 1926-1950
Extent:: 16 files (1379 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1329-1333
Title:: File 8: Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:: The Miscellaneous subject files contain records concerning the import of opium and other restricted drugs into Bahrain, the distribution of alcohol among British agencies and residencies in the Persian Gulf, and the prohibition against the purchase and drinking of alcohol in Bahrain.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1926-1949
Extent:: 5 files (988 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1334-1340
Title:: File 9: Arms and Ammunition
Scope & Content:: The Arms and Ammunition subject files contain records concerning the request and issuing of No Objection Certificates, licenses and permits for the import, export and possession of arms, ammunitions, and other potentially lethal weapons such as explosives, marine flares, knives and daggers, and r...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1938-1950
Extent:: 7 files (769 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1341-1364
Title:: File 10: Trade and Commerce
Scope & Content:: The Trade and Commerce files of the Political Agency Bahrain cover the following subjects: monthly trade statistics, 1938-44; trade reports and related papers for years ending 1925-42; statistics of imports and exports and shipping figures for years ending 1943-49 inclusive; and a variety of ad h...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1926-1950
Extent:: 24 files and volumes (3,935 folios)

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)

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