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1. IOR/R/15/2/14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/14
Title:
File B/3 Sponge and Pearl Concessions
Scope & Content:
The file’s letters, memoranda and other papers relate to attempts by foreign and British commercial concerns to obtain concessions in the Gulf for sponge fishing and the fishing and export of pearls. The principle correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1905-9 Jan 1918
Extent:
1 file (29 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/17
Title:
File B/6 Shell Trade: Exporters of Shells
Scope & Content:
The letters and office notes in the file relate to the oyster shell export market in Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are the British Vice-Consul at Bushire, Herbert Chick, and the Political Agent in Bahrain, Captain Francis Beville Prideaux. In a letter dated 27 April 1907, Ch...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Apr 1907-8 Oct 1918
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/16
Title:
File B/5 Import of Tea in Bahrain and Export from
Scope & Content:
The letters and office notes comprising the file concern the smuggling of tea from Bahrain into Bushire. The principal correspondents in the file are the British Vice-Consul in Bushire (Herbert Chick until 1910, Newton Worral thereafter) and the Political Agent in Bahrain (Captain Francis Bevill...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1907-4 Feb 1913
Extent:
1 file (36 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/13
Title:
File B/2 Oils and Minerals, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The letters, office notes and other items contained in the volume relate to the discovery and survey of bitumen (or asphalt) deposits in Bahrain, and subsequent discussions between British officials and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, on securing exclusive concessions to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1907-12 Nov 1917
Extent:
1 volume (120 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/18
Title:
File B/13 Eastern Bank
Scope & Content:
The letters, memoranda and other notes in the file relate to the establishment of a branch of the Eastern Bank in Bahrain. The main correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain (chiefly Captain Percy Gordon Loch, who occupied the position from November 1916 to February 1918, and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1916-8 Jun 1921
Extent:
1 file (87 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/15
Title:
File B/4 Flag flying by Wonckhaus, Gray Paul and other Companies
Scope & Content:
The letters, memoranda and other items in the file relate to requests made by steamship companies in Bahrain, to the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, to erect flagstaffs and fly flags on their office buildings, primarily for the purpose of communicating signals to steamships e...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1906-15 May 1917
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)