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Name Persian Gulf Political Residency, 1822-1971 Level [38] SubSubSeries

1. IOR/R/15/2/175-176

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/175-176
Title:
File 1/B Administration (General)
Scope & Content:
The files contain papers concerning the finances of the Bahrain State, protests and suggestions for reform. Correspondents include: Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; and Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa [Sheikh Ḥamad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1939
Extent:
2 files (571 folios)

2. 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)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1631-1649

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1631-1649
Title:
File 18: Buildings and Works
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub-series mostly consists of files relating to the maintenance of, repairs to, and building works being carried out at, the Bahrain Political Agency building and compound. It includes files relating to the following: the move of the Post Office from inside the Political Agency build...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1931-1950
Extent:
19 files (3,089 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/80-84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/80-84
Title:
File 28: Naval Affairs
Scope & Content:
These five files contain correspondence, planning documents, and miscellaneous paperwork pertaining to the design, planning, and construction of buoys, surveys, beacons, and lights in and around Kuwait's harbour. The last file in the series, contains documents relating to the visit of the French ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1929
Extent:
5 files (657 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/22 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/22 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File XVII: Naval Bases in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub-series consists of a single file that contains correspondence between British officials concerning the boundaries of the Sultan of Muscat's jurisdiction in northern Oman (Musandam Peninsula).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1901-1903
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/49 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/49 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File XXXII: Finance
Scope & Content:
The Finance sub-sub-series consists of a single file regarding the finances of the Sultanate of Oman and a proposal to raise its customs tariffs in order to increase state revenue.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1928-1930
Extent:
1 file (129 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/67-68

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/67-68
Title:
File 42: Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The Miscellaneous sub-sub-series consists of two files that contain correspondence regarding a number of issues, notably the allocation of a piece of land in Muscat for use as a Christian cemetery and this cemetery's subsequent consecration.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1899-1902
Extent:
2 files (67 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/70-71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/70-71
Title:
File 1 Arms Traffic
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series ‘File 1 Arms Traffic’ consists of one volume (1/1), and one file (also 1/1). The correspondence in this sub-sub-series is related to arms trafficking in Oman mainly in Muscat, Sur, Sohar, Dubai, Khor Fakkan, Masirah, Suwaiq, Sharjah, and the Batinah coastal towns. Among the ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1934-1947
Extent:
2 files (388 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/298-331

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/298-331
Title:
File 9: Naval and Shipping
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series 'Naval and Shipping' covers the movements, facilities, protocols, and regulation of shipping at Muscat, other Omani ports, and within the Persian Gulf. Subjects covered by the file, include: Movements of British Naval vessels and officers Movements of foreign vessels Visits of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
1923-1952
Extent:
34 files (1660 folios)