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2921. IOR/L/PS/12/3913

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3913
Title:
Coll 30/174(3) 'Bahrain Oil: monthly returns of Royalties.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains monthly summaries of Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) oil deliveries upon which gross royalty was accrued (and summaries of the Arabian crude run from Zellaq, which was deducted from the gross royalty figure) for the period January 1940 to January 1948, inclusive. The figures ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1940-9 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (278 folios)

2922. IOR/L/PS/12/3914

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3914
Title:
Coll 30/175 'Oil: Ajman (Trucial Coast):- Exploration permit for Petroleum Concessions Ltd.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the oil exploration agreement between Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid [Rashid bin Humayd Al Nu’aymi], Ruler of Ajman, and Petroleum Concessions Limited (and its subsidiary, Petroleum Concessions (Trucial Coast) Limited), dated 23 March 1939. The papers include: correspondence from th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1939-5 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

2923. IOR/L/PS/12/3915

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3915
Title:
Coll 30/177 'Bahrein: Appointment of Political Agent; appointment. Political Agent's movements.'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of papers concerning the appointment of officers to the post of Political Agent, Bahrain, and papers concerning the Political Agent's movements (leave, official tours, travel arrangements, and allowances). The file includes comments on individuals by the Political Resident in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1939-15 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (106 folios)

2924. IOR/L/PS/12/3916

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3916
Title:
Coll 30/178 'Location of Political Resident in time of war.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the question of whether to evacuate the Political Residency at Bushire in the run-up to, and following the outbreak of the Second World War. The file contains the views of HM Minister at Tehran, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1938-3 Sep 1941
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)

2925. IOR/L/PS/12/3917

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3917
Title:
Coll 30/179 'Kuwait:- Buoying of Kadhama Channel.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the temporary buoying of the channel to the Ras Kadhama anchorage, at the western end of Kuwait Bay. The request was made by the Kuwait Oil Company, to enable them to land oil well drilling material, and the work was carried out by the Persian Gulf lig...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1936-7 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

2926. IOR/L/PS/12/3918

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3918
Title:
Coll 30/180 'Kuwait:- Establishment of a light on Kubber Island.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the establishment of a light for shipping (and rejected proposals for an aero-maritime beacon) on Kubber Island (also referred to as Kubbar Island), in the approaches to Kuwait. The file contains correspondence from the Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Indian Navy, Bombay; and fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1937-26 May 1941
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

2927. IOR/L/PS/12/3919

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3919
Title:
Coll 30/181 'Development of Education in the Arab States.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the development of education in the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait and Bahrain, including appointments to the post of Director of Education, Bahrain, which was organised (and partly funded) by the British Council. The papers cover: reports from the Political Agent, Kuwai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
16 Jan 1939-1 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (533 folios)

2928. IOR/L/PS/12/3920

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3920
Title:
Coll 30/182 'Oil: Question of survey of north-eastern corner of Qatar.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns a request by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited to the India Office that a British Government survey vessel should survey the north-east coast of the Qatar Peninsula between Ras Umm Hasah and Ras Luffain [Ra's Lafān]. The area between those two places had been identified by ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1939-17 Jun 1939
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

2929. IOR/L/PS/12/3921

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3921
Title:
Coll 30/183 'Proposed visit to Persian Gulf by H.E. the Viceroy.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns a proposal by the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, that he make an official visit to the Arab shaikhdoms of the Persian Gulf: Muscat, Sharjah, Bahrain, and Kuwait are mentioned as likely destinations. Linlithgow requested permission for the visit from the Secretary of State for India,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1939-25 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)

2930. IOR/L/PS/12/3922

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3922
Title:
Coll 30/184 'Bahrein: Council of Regency during Sheikh's absence from Bahrein.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns arrangements for the administration of Bahrain in the absence of the Ruler, Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]. Correspondence from Charles Darymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated 1936, sets out the arrangements for the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1936-17 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

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