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Name King of Bahrain, 1783- Level [40] File

111. IOR/R/15/2/645

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/645
Title:
'27/1 SALUTES AND EXCHANGES OF CALLS BETWEEN H.M.'s SERVICES AND ARAB RULERS.'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in this file discusses the etiquette of gun salutes and exchange of calls in the Gulf. Topics include: the raising of the number of gun salutes for the Ruler of Kuwait and the Ruler of Bahrain from seven guns to eleven guns; a letter in Arabic (with English translation) from Shaik...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1931-8 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (274 folios)

112. IOR/R/15/2/653

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/653
Title:
‘File 28/1 B 1. Gift of £30,000 of Shaikh of Bahrain to the British Government; 2. Purchase of fighter aircraft; 3. Persian Gulf Fighter Fund’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to a financial gift made to the British Government by the Ruler of Bahrain, and a fund set up for the purchase of fighter plans for the Persian Gulf: correspondence relating to the receipt and cashing of a gift of £30,000 made by the Ruler of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1939-23 Feb 1941
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

113. IOR/R/15/2/654

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/654
Title:
‘File 28/1 C Ammunition for Bahrain Government’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to a consignment of 100,000 rounds of ammunition given to the Government of Bahrain as a gift by the Government of India. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain (Hugh Weightman); the Political Resident in t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1939-18 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (43 folios)

114. IOR/R/15/2/764

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/764
Title:
‘File 28/78 Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait’s messages of loyalty and BAPCO’s [Bahrain Petroleum Company’s] offer of help at outbreak of war – Shaikh’s gift’
Scope & Content:
The file includes letters, telegrams and other papers relating to messages of support received by British Government officials in the Gulf, from the Rulers of Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah, and from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), in response to events in Europe that resulted in Britain’s de...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1939-13 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (48 folios)

115. IOR/R/15/2/795

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/795
Title:
30/1 I Palestine Disturbances
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to disturbances which occurred in Bahrain in connection with events in Palestine. It includes detailed descriptions of riots, damage sustained to property and the involvement of different groups as well as letters from the Jewish community in Bahrain. I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1945-18 Aug 1949
Extent:
1 file (347 folios)

116. IOR/R/15/2/812

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/812
Title:
File 31/14 Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa's assault on Father Anselm.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence about an assault on a priest by Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Alī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Khalīfah] in 1949 following a traffic incident. Correspondents include the following: Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent, Bahrain; Reverend Father Anslem, Churc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 May 1949-23 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

117. IOR/R/15/2/814

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/814
Title:
File 32/2 (4/2) Liquor Control
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the importation, consumption and licensing of alcohol (mainly referred to as liquor in file) in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) regard...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 May 1932-19 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (166 folios)

118. IOR/R/15/2/822

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/822
Title:
File 32/17 (4/5) Law and Order
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the maintenance of law and order in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence in the file relates to the murder of a woman in Hedd (al-Hidd). This correspondence discusses whether or not the culprits of the murder (who were relatives of the woman killed) sho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1935-9 Aug 1943
Extent:
1 file (32 folios)

119. IOR/R/15/2/826

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/826
Title:
File 32/23 Increase in Civil List Payments
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the desire of Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah (the Ruler of Bahrain) to increase the amount of civil list payments made annually to him and other members of the ruling family. Much of the correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1946-25 Mar 1950
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

120. IOR/R/15/2/859

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/859
Title:
File 37/2 (12/9 A) Duke of Gloucester's visit and presentation of Italian guns to Shaikh of Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain regarding Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester's visit to Sharjah and Bahrain. The file contains lists of invitees to formal parties in hon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1942-26 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (116 folios)