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1. IOR/R/15/1/355

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/355
Title:
File 19/176 VI Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains Bahrain government budget reports and other detailed financial records for the years 1941 to 1948. The documents in the file include details of goverment revenue and expenditure and discussion related to the size of the allowances received by the Al Khalifa family. Of note a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1941-6 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (125 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/332

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/332
Title:
File 19/126 Bahrain Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from Lt-Col Hugh Vincent Biscoe (the Political Resident in Bushire) to the Foreign Secretary of the Government on India in New Delhi. The letter discusses the retention of the services of Mr. C. de Grenier as the Director of Customs in Bahrain but also contains a br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1930
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/345

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/345
Title:
File 19/169 IV Bahrain reforms
Scope & Content:
The majority of the documents contained in this file date from 1946 and 1947. The information contained in them relates to the state of Bahrain's economy and infrastructure post-World War Two. The documents contain discussions between the Agency in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave (the adviser to th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1942-15 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/330

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/330
Title:
File 19/118 (C 7) Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence regarding the appointment of the first Political Agent to Bahrain (1900). The documents include an assessment of Shaikh Isa bin Ali's rule and discuss the rationale behind the appointment of an Agent to the island as well as the logistics and price involved in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1898-10 Apr 1908
Extent:
1 volume (91 folios)

5. 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)

6. IOR/R/15/1/368

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/368
Title:
File 19/218 (C 84) Bahrain Succession
Scope & Content:
The documents contained in this file relate to issues regarding succession in Bahrain after the death of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa in 1932 and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in 1942. The file contains detailed discussions of the personality of Shaikh Hamad as well as assessments of the ch...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1932-26 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 file (103 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/376

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/376
Title:
File 19/252 Bahrain Water Supply
Scope & Content:
The documents in this file are all related to the natural water supply of Bahrain. They include two detailed surveys of the island's water supply, correspondence concerning the status of Bahrain's artesian wells, concerns about the wastage of water in gardens owned by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al K...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 May 1939-19 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 volume (45 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/344

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/344
Title:
File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding a number of topics including the role of the youth in anti-British agitation in Bahrain, anti-British sentiment in the Arabic-language press, attempts to hire an appropriate official to draw up criminal and penal codes for Bahrain, the suspected anti-B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1938-24 Sep 1941
Extent:
1 volume (187 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/354

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/354
Title:
File 19/176 V (C 81) Bahrain Finances
Scope & Content:
This file contains detailed financial records and Bahrain Government budget, revenue and expenditure reports for the years 1937 until 1941 (hijri years 1356 - 1360). The file contains extensive correspondence regarding the alleged profligacy of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (and his request ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1937-11 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 volume (254 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/361

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/361
Title:
File 19/198 (C 75) Bahrain - Khor Kaliya
Scope & Content:
The bulk of the documents contained in this file relate to a proposal to construct a harbour at Khor Kaliya in Bahrain. A map of the relevant area is contained on folio 3B. The pros and cons of building the harbour are discussed at length, as are matters related to financing the project and the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1927-21 Mar 1933
Extent:
1 file (83 folios)