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441. IOR/R/15/2/497

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/497
Title:
File 12/4 I Bahrain: channels of correspondence
Scope & Content:
The volume contains covering letters and correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain, the British Consulate at Basra, the India Office in London, and the Political Residency in the Gulf; concerning the transmission and despatch of mail, packets, secret documents and cypher...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1933-29 Oct 1940
Extent:
1 volume (202 folios)

442. IOR/R/15/2/520

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/520
Title:
‘File 13/11 Air communications with Bushire’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises a copy of a single letter, dated 16 May 1942, from the Political Resident, Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay, to Hugh Weightman, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department. In the letter Hay requests that one of the five weekly air services cur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1942
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

443. IOR/R/15/2/521

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/521
Title:
‘File 13/12 Post-war civil air services expansion’
Scope & Content:
The file consists of copies of letters and telegrams sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, and published Government white papers, relating to the development of civil aviation facilities in Bahrain in the post-Second World War period. Specific subjects covered by the file: In March ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1944-17 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)

444. IOR/R/15/2/526

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/526
Title:
‘File 13/21 Private Aviation – Annex’
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and letters sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, containing the details of private flights scheduled to touch down at Bahrain and/or Sharjah. Details of most incoming flights were sent by the RAF Commanding Officer at Bahrain to the Political Agency, with...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1946-12 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

445. IOR/R/15/2/814

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/814
Title:
File 32/2 (4/2) Liquor Control
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the importation, consumption and licensing of alcohol (mainly referred to as liquor in file) in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) regard...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 May 1932-19 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (166 folios)

446. IOR/R/15/2/269

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/269
Title:
‘File 7/3 Scope and functions of F/Lt. Finch at Sharjah’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in the file relates to the appointment of Flight Lieutenant Finch of the Royal Air Force to Sharjah, to assist in the construction of the rest house at the Sharjah aerodrome. Fluent in Arabic, Finch was warned by the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle) no...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1932-13 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

447. IOR/R/15/2/271

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/271
Title:
‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and blueprint plans, related to the acquisition of land at Muharraq for the establishment of a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Bahrain. The plan to establish an RAF squadron at Bahrain was precipitated by the relocation of Squadron 203 from Basra to Aden, with Bahra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1935-29 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (109 folios)

448. IOR/R/15/2/322

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/322
Title:
File 8/20 Annual Report on the Trucial Coast for 1934
Scope & Content:
The file contains the annual administration report on the Trucial Coast for the year 1934. The report, prepared by the Officiating Political Agent at Bahrain, Captain George Ashmead Cole, summarises important information relating to the Trucial Coast during 1934. It was delivered to the Politica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1935-5 Apr 1936
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

449. IOR/R/15/2/340

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/340
Title:
File 8/49 Monthly Political Appreciation from United Kingdom High Commissioner in Pakistan
Scope & Content:
The file contains documents, with covering correspondence, relating to the situation in Pakistan following the partition of India. The documents were written by the High Commissioner in Karachi, Laurence Barton Grafftey Smith. There are three parts to the file. The first is a memorandum on the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

450. IOR/R/15/2/354

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/354
Title:
File 9/10 II Export of gold and silver from Bahrain "Routine"
Scope & Content:
The file contains applications to the Political Agent at Bahrain for licences to export gold, silver or currency from Bahrain. Each application is followed by an export license issued by the Political Agent, and sometimes is accompanied by notes or correspondence. Some applications are in Arabic,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1947-12 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (115 folios)