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1. IOR/R/15/2/1671

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1671
Title:
File No. 20/6 Ceremonials & Honours. At Home Circulars
Scope & Content:
The file contains circulars sent by the Political Agency in Bahrain. The circulars are mainly to report whether the Political Agent will be ‘At Home’ for social visits or not. These visits usually took place on Friday afternoons of each month. Sometimes the circular indicates whether the Politic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1933-22 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (82 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1669

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1669
Title:
File 20/4 Ceremonials & Honours. Receptions, entertainments, invitations and presents etc.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding tea and dinner parties held at the Agency in Bahrain. These parties were held for various occasions including the departure of the Political Agent Charles Geoffrey Prior, and the official introduction of the Shaikh of Kuwait Ahmad al-Jaber al-Subah to o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 May 1932-26 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (108 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1672

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1672
Title:
File No 20/7 Ceremonials and Honours. Armistice day
Scope & Content:
The file contains circulars sent by the Political Agency in Bahrain regarding the observance of Armistice Day on 11 November of each year between 1933 and 1945. Similar circulars were sent in 1946 and 1947 to observe Remembrance Day on 10 and 9 November respectively. These were all circulated to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1933-9 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1673

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1673
Title:
File No 20/8 Ceremonials:- Corr. re:- Marriage of Duke of Kent 29th November 1934.
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams regarding the wedding of the Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934. The correspondence is between the British Consul, Bushire, and the Political Agency, Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1934-26 Nov 1934
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1675

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1675
Title:
File 20/10 Honours and Ceremonials:- Corr. re: His Majesty’s Silver Jubilee 1935.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the celebration of The Silver Jubilee of King George V in May 1935. The correspondence includes letters and statements sent by Their Majesties’ Silver Jubilee Fund to the Political Agencies and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf regarding raisi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1935-18 Jun 1936
Extent:
1 file (213 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1670

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1670
Title:
File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of titles and badges to various persons in the Gulf. For instance, the title ‘Khan Bahadur’ was given to, among others, Khan Sahib Abdur Rahman Zaiyani, an Arab merchant, and to Mirza Ismail Barduli, an interpreter at the Agency in Muscat. The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1914-Jun 1950
Extent:
1 file (125 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1674

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1674
Title:
File No 20/9 Honours & Ceremonials:- Corr. re: Grant of title of K.C.I.E, to H. E. Shaik Sir Hamad bin `Isa Al Khailifah, on 1st Jany 1935.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of the title of KCIE (Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire) to His Excellency Shaikh Sir Hamad bin `Isa Al Khalifa. Letters of congratulation regarding the appointment were conveyed by the Political Agent in Bahrain Percy Gordon ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1935-26 Jun 1943
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1666

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1666
Title:
‘File 20/B HANDING OVER OF P. A. Advice to Shaikhs etc.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters and memorandum regarding the appointment of Cornelius James Pelly as Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf in Bushire, and his departure from Bahrain. The correspondence is also about the appointment of Arnold Crawshaw Galloway as the new Political Age...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1945-21 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1663

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1663
Title:
File 20/1- Vol: III Ceremonial and Celebrations: New Year's and King's Birthday's Celebrations.
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the celebration of the King's Birthday and Christmas and New Year’s Day between 1935-1939. Christmas and New Year’s Day were announced as an official holiday at the Agency in Bahrain. The King's Birthday was celebrated in June each year, but was not an official...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
31 Oct 1935-4 Jun 1939
Extent:
1 file (283 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1667

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1667
Title:
‘File 20/2 Ceremonials & Honours. DEATHS IN ROYAL FAMILY AND OF OTHER BIG PERSONS’
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams announcing the deaths of members of the British Royal Family, British Government officials and ruling families and presidents of other countries, and their funerals. Among those who passed away in the Royal Family are the Empress Maria of Russia, aunt of King George V...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1927-4 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (127 folios)