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151. IOR/L/PS/12/3834

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3834
Title:
Coll 30/109 'Conditions of living in the Persian Gulf. Report on Malaria Survey of Bahrein Islands.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains information on the nature of personal living conditions in the Persian Gulf, including correspondence from persons who had been offered employment in Bahrein [Bahrain], and who sought information on conditions there. The papers include: report on economic conditions in the Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1934-1 Jun 1939
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

152. IOR/L/PS/12/3871

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3871
Title:
Coll 30/137 'Oil: Employment by Petroleum Concessions Ltd., and subsidiary companies of Mr. E. V. Packer.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the appointment by Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) in 1936 of Ernest Vincent Packer as Manager of the Company's central office in Bahrain, and includes correspondence from the Company, a copy of Packer's application form (dated 1931), and correspondence from British officia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1936-22 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

153. IOR/L/PS/12/3957

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3957
Title:
Coll 30/214 'Defence Regulation no 2 of 1942: Breach of Regulation. Case of N. F. Boyle.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the case of Norman Forbes Boyle, an employee of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) in Bahrain, who, it was alleged, had breached Persian Gulf Defence Regulation No. 2 of 1942 by leaving his employment without permission, and returning to his home in Northern Ireland. The que...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1943-25 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (184 folios)

154. IOR/L/PS/12/3724

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3724
Title:
Coll 30/13 'Persian Gulf: Henjam Naval Base; Question of Transfer to Bahrein [Bahrain]; Survey of Khor Kaliyeh Bay'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the removal of a British naval depot on Henjam Island and its relocation to Bahrain. The correspondence includes a broader discussion of Britain's position in Persia and its impact on the country's role in the Persian Gulf ge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1928-21 Sep 1933
Extent:
1 file (178 folios)

155. IOR/L/PS/12/3793

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3793
Title:
Coll 30/76 'Koweit: Abduction to Koweit of two Persian customs guards, by the crew of a Persian dhow.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the abduction from Dilam [Bandar-e Deylam] in Persia to Koweit [Kuwait] of two Persian customs guards by the crew of a Persian dhow. The nakhoda of the dhow feared punishment after his cargo was judged to be contraband by the Persian authorities, and so fled to Kuwait, with the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1934-26 Apr 1934
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

156. IOR/L/PS/12/3821

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3821
Title:
Coll 30/102 'Bahrain Oil Concession: Negotiations between (a) the Iraq Petroleum Coy. and (b) the Standard Oil of California regarding the Bahrain oil concession.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations involving the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC), the Standard Oil Company of California, the Texas Corporation, and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) over the rights to exploit oil in Bahrain. The file includes correspondence from the Political Resident in the Pers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 Oct 1934-4 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (112 folios)

157. IOR/L/PS/12/3752

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3752
Title:
Coll 30/39 'Persian Gulf, Bahrain: Succession; Attitude to be Adopted by Political Agent in the Event of Need to Choose a Successor'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the issue of succession in Bahrain. Specifically, this correspondence discusses the death of Shaikh Isa bin Ali al-Khalifa and the formal succession of his son, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in 1932 and the subsequent death ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1932-16 Dec 1942
Extent:
1 file (148 folios)

158. IOR/L/PS/12/3883

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3883
Title:
Coll 30/148 'Qatar: Question of ownership of Zubarah.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the dispute between the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar concerning sovereignty over Zubarah on the Qatar mainland. Zubarah was said to have 'considerable sentimental value' (folio 68) to the Al Khalifah family, as they originally came from there to take over Bahrain; however, in bo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1937-16 Sep 1946
Extent:
1 file (147 folios)

159. IOR/L/PS/12/3827

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3827
Title:
Coll 30/105 'Trucial Coast: Debai Affairs'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns affairs at Debai [Dubai] on the Trucial Coast. This includes both individual incidents involving British subjects and developments in the internal politics of Dubai. The policy of the British Government was one of non-interference in the internal affairs of the Trucial States, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1929-18 Dec 1940
Extent:
1 file (248 folios)

160. IOR/L/PS/12/3709

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3709
Title:
Coll 30/1 'Tamb Island: Question of Lease to Persia, Persian Govt's Claim to Tamb'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the disputed ownership of the Tamb (also written as Tanb and Tund) [Greater and Lesser Tumb] islands between Ras al-Khaimah and the Government of Persia. The islands of Abu Musa and Henjam and their status are also mentioned intermittently throughout ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 May 1930-15 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 file (437 folios)