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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Subject Trade (practice) Level [38] SubSubSeries

1. IOR/R/15/1/1-5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1-5
Title:
Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain copies of correspondence sent to and from the Residency at Bushire, which was established on 12 April 1763 following the conclusion of a trade agreement with the Shaikh of Bushire. The Residency went into temporary abeyance from 1769 to 1775, owing to a deterioration in both ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1763-1803
Extent:
5 volumes (516 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/10-37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10-37
Title:
Letters Received and Sent by the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain transcribed copies of letters received and sent by the Residency at Bushire, arranged separately in roughly annual volumes. There is almost complete coverage of both inward and outward correspondence for the years 1806-1826, but a number of volumes are incomplete. The corresp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1806-1826
Extent:
28 volumes (2757 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/342-387

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/342-387
Title:
File 9 Trade and Commerce
Scope & Content:
The forty-six volumes and files forming the 'Trade and Commerce' subject files were produced by the Confidential Office at the Political Agency in Bahrain. Most of the files and volumes date from 1928-1950. The 'Trade and Commerce' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1928-1950
Extent:
46 files and volumes (4028 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1313-1328

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)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1341-1364

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)