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11. IOR/L/PS/12/3372

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3372
Title:
Coll 27/11 ‘Passports. Endorsement of British Passports for “Arabia.”
Scope & Content:
The file mostly consists of correspondence (between the India Office and the Foreign Office, between the India Office and the Colonial Office, and an internal India Office note), regarding a Foreign Office circular which it was proposed to issue to HM Consular and Passport Control Officers regar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1933-4 Feb 1933
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/12/3792

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3792
Title:
Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns relations between the governments of the United Kingdom and Persia (also referred to as Iran), specifically in terms of relations between Persia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf that were under British protection. The file mainly contains correspondence from British Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Jun 1918-26 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 file (394 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/12/3801

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3801
Title:
Coll 30/84 'PASSPORTS & VISAS: INCLUDING PERSIAN REFUSAL TO VISA BRITISH PASSPORTS ENDORSED FOR KOWEIT AND BAHRAIN.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the refusal of the Government of Persia (later referrred to as Iran) to issue visas for travel to Persia to holders of British passports bearing endorsements for Koweit [Kuwait] and Bahrain. The issue arose because of Persia's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain. This refusal by ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
23 Aug 1933-19 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file, in two parts (255 folios)

14. IOR/R/15/2/77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/77
Title:
File 1/3 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Relations of Akhwan with Neighbouring States.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly relations between Najd (also referred to as the Akhwan [Ikhwān]) and neighbouring states. The file contains correspondence b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1922-13 Feb 1924
Extent:
1 volume (239 folios)

15. IOR/R/15/2/84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/84
Title:
File 1/13 I Major Head:- Political. Sub:- Head:- Persian pretensions to Bahrain.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns Persian claims to Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein). The correspondence is mainly between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent, Bahrain. Other correspondents include the British Consular Agent, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and the Adviser to the Governm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
19 Mar 1922-10 Dec 1931
Extent:
1 volume (341 folios)

16. IOR/R/15/2/463

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/463
Title:
'11/3 ACTIVITIES OF SAUDI ARABIANS IN DOHA'
Scope & Content:
This file is entitled 'Activities of Saudi Arabians in Doha'; however, it concerns the activities of Saudi Arabians in Bahrain. The file includes correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Captain George Ashmead Cole, Political Agent at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1934-26 Feb 1946
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)

17. IOR/R/15/2/525

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/525
Title:
‘File 13/21 Flights by private aircraft in Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the use by private aircraft of aerodromes along the Arab coast of the Gulf, chiefly of the RAF aerodrome at Muhurraq, Bahrain, but also the RAF base at Sharjah. The principal correspondents in the file are the Acting Political Agent in Bahrain, Captai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1946-24 Dec 1946
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

18. IOR/R/15/2/526

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/526
Title:
‘File 13/21 Private Aviation – Annex’
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and letters sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, containing the details of private flights scheduled to touch down at Bahrain and/or Sharjah. Details of most incoming flights were sent by the RAF Commanding Officer at Bahrain to the Political Agency, with...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1946-12 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

19. IOR/R/15/2/607

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/607
Title:
‘QATAR. PUNITIVE ACTION AGAINST QATAR – INAUGURATION OF RATIONING ETC. ACTION AGAINST DARWISH BROTHERS’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the lifting of travel restrictions imposed in 1944 by the British authorities in the Gulf on three members of the Darwish family from Qatar – Jasim bin Darwish, Abdulla bin Darwish and Abdur-Rahman bin Darwish. Correspondents in the file include the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1946-20 Aug 1946
Extent:
1 file (42 folios)

20. IOR/R/15/2/635

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/635
Title:
‘File 24/4 MR. EL MAKKI (Swiss) & MR. QUISAN (French)’
Scope & Content:
The file contains a small number of letters and telegrams as a result of enquiries made by the Political Agent, Bahrain, about Imperial Airways passengers Captain Henry Guisan, Swiss, born 1899, and his companion Mr El Makki or Mekki, French, born 1892. They had been refused permission to land at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1934-15 Sep 1934
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)