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6001. IOR/R/15/2/1883

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1883
Title:
‘File B/16 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS REST HOUSE AT SHARJAH’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to three reported incidents at Sharjah Aerodrome, involving the servants, staff and property of Imperial Airways and its successor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The three cases are: the investigation and conviction of refuelling clerk Muham...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1935-24 Oct 1940
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)

6002. IOR/R/15/2/1886

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1886
Title:
File C/1 II Correspondence with Bombay & Karachi on Miscellaneous Matters
Scope & Content:
The file covers two topics. The first is a petition from Havildar Bandmaster Amar Singh dated 26 February 1940 regarding a lessee — Man Singh — that is refusing to leave his land (see folios 2-4); this petition is forwarded by the Bahrain Political Agent to the Deputy Commissioner for Amritsar, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1939-2 Apr 1940
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

6003. IOR/R/15/2/1887

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1887
Title:
File C/2 Miscellaneous correspondence with the Diplomatic Representative [Saudi Arabia]
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a letter — dated 28 June 1934 — from Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent at Bahrain, addressed to Ibrahim bin Muhammad al Muammar, Chargé d’Affaires for the Royal Legation of Saudi Arabia, Baghdad. It simply thanks the Chargé d’Affaires for his visit during Loch's recent stay ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1934
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

6004. IOR/R/15/2/1888

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1888
Title:
File C/3 Travelling allowance bills
Scope & Content:
The file contains numerous travelling allowance bills (certificates) submitted by staff either working for the Bahrain Political Agency or staff subordinate to it. The bills include particulars of journeys made and include information on the trips taken, their purpose, their cost, and the method...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1943-Mar 1945
Extent:
1 file (194 folios)

6005. IOR/R/15/2/1889

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1889
Title:
File C/3 Papers regarding reception of H. E. the Viceroy of India and Kharitas — From the Viceroy to the Shaikhs
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence — in Arabic and English — between Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin ‘Isa al Khalifah [‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Percy Gordon Loch, the Political Agent, Bahrain. The correspondence is concerned with inviting the Political Agent to a reception in honour of the Viceroy...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 May 1934-5 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

6006. IOR/R/15/2/1890

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1890
Title:
File C/3 J Remittances from various departments
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence forwarding remittances to the Bahrain Agency; these largely consist of debt repayments and payments for court fees, and are often in the form of deductions from wages. By far the largest number of these remittances have been forwarded by the Superintendent of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Nov 1940-2 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (394 folios)

6007. IOR/R/15/2/1891

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1891
Title:
File D/1 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Baghdad (Iraq).
Scope & Content:
This file is largely formed of miscellaneous correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the British Embassy, Baghdad (also spelled Bagdad in the file). Several items of correspondence are written in Arabic. The file contains translations of letters and memoranda from the Iraqi Min...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1933-3 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

6008. IOR/R/15/2/1893

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1893
Title:
File D/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Basrah
Scope & Content:
This file largely consists of correspondence between the British Consul, Basra, and the Political Agent, Bahrain, regarding Bahraini citizens residing in Iraq. Most of the file is concerned with requests for the Political Agent's assistance, made by the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citiz...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

6009. IOR/R/15/2/1894

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1894
Title:
File D/3 Correspondence with Aden regarding Miscellaneous Matters
Scope & Content:
This file concerns an Aden-born twenty-five year old woman, Mariam bint Ahmed, and requests – made both by her brothers in Aden and by her Bahraini husband's son in Bahrain – for her to be repatriated to Aden. Mariam bint Ahmed's divorce, her former husband's death, and her unwillingness to retu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 May 1933-16 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

6010. IOR/R/15/2/1899

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1899
Title:
File No. E/6 V. O. Correspondence regarding the Senior and the Junior Joint Courts.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the Senior and the Junior Joint Courts in Bahrain. Letters were sent from the Political Agent to the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, informing him of the dates and times of court proceedings. Shaikh Hamad's replies confirm whether he ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1926-14 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 file (158 folios)

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