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71. IOR/R/15/1/212

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/212
Title:
File 5/168 VIII Manumission of slaves on Arab Coast: individual cases
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to in excess of 100 manumission requests heard by the Residency Agent at Sharjah ('Abd al-Razzaq Razuqi). The manumission statements were sent to the Political Resident for reference purposes only, all decisions on manumission cases in Sharjah now bein...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1939-13 Dec 1940
Extent:

1 volume (203 folios)

72. IOR/R/15/1/216

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/216
Title:
‘File 5/190 II Manumission of slaves at Muscat: individual cases’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to thirty-seven manumission cases heard at the Political Agency in Muscat. During the period covered by the file, seven different individuals held the post of Political Agent at Muscat. Most of the cases are straightforward affairs, in which the Muscat ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1921-11 May 1929
Extent:

1 volume (523 folios)

73. IOR/R/15/1/219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/219
Title:
File 5/190 V Manumission of slaves at Muscat: individual cases
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to slave manumission cases heard at the Political Agency in Muscat. The majority of the manumission cases featured in the volume are straightforward, with correspondence following a regular pattern. The Political Agent at Muscat (Major Watts for most ca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1935-29 Jan 1939
Extent:
1 volume (453 folios)

74. IOR/R/15/1/230

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/230
Title:
File 5/196 II Slave traffic in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to slave trading activity in the Persian Gulf, including intelligence reports on suspected slave traders, and the movement of suspected slaves across the Gulf by traders. The volume also includes a number of reports on the extent and nature of the slave...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1929-7 Dec 1938
Extent:

1 volume (216 folios)

75. IOR/R/15/1/349

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/349
Title:
File 19/175 Bahrain - Pearling
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the pearling industry of Bahrain and the reforms of the industry that were enacted by the British during the 1920s. The correspondence discusses the status of the industry prior to the reforms, the nature of the relationship between the ship captain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1924-30 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 volume (41 folios)

76. IOR/R/15/1/350

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/350
Title:
File 19/176 I (C 39) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed information regarding Bahrain's finances between 1924 and 1931. The file contains annual financial reports that include budget, revenue and expenditure details for the Government of Bahrain in this period. Education, the pearling industry and other economic issues a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1924-11 Jul 1931
Extent:
1 volume (325 folios)

77. IOR/R/15/1/351

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/351
Title:
File 19/176 II (C 40) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from 1931 and 1932 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses the levy of the zakat religious tax, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details and other financial issues. On ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1932-11 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 volume (263 folios)

78. IOR/R/15/1/352

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/352
Title:
File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934
Extent:
1 volume (344 folios)

79. IOR/R/15/1/353

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/353
Title:
File 19/176 IV (C 71) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed records of Bahraini government budgets, revenues and expenditures for the years 1934 to 1937. The file also contains a number of reports compiled by Charles Belgrave (Shaikh Hamad's advisor). These reports cover the pearling trade and diving industry, the police force...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1934-14 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

80. IOR/R/15/1/616

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/616
Title:
File 78/1 II Pearl Fisheries
Scope & Content:
The Pearl Fisheries subject file contains correspondence and other papers relating to British concerns over the admission of foreign vessels into the Persian Gulf to fish on the pearling banks. At the front of the file are a number of fold-out maps (folios, 3, 5, 11 and 13) showing the locations...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1937-24 Aug 1941
Extent:
1 file (82 folios)