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481. IOR/R/15/2/363

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/363
Title:
File 9/15 German trade activities in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain, regarding the German firm Federico Unduetsch & Co, which is seeking to open a branch in Bahrain, and the feelings of the Political Agent and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf against German trade...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1938-29 Mar 1939
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

482. IOR/R/15/2/365

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/365
Title:
File 9/17 Bahrain General Merchants' Association
Scope & Content:
The document is a report on the visit by representatives of the Bahrain General Merchants Association to the Political Agency at Bahrain. The newly formed association voiced its discontent for the electricity costs imposed by the Bahrain Electric Department and requested clarity on the import of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1940
Extent:
1 file (1 folio)

483. IOR/R/15/2/368

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/368
Title:
File 9/23 I Fishing schemes in Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain concerning the development of new fisheries in Abadan, to improve the diet of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's staff. There are two copies of a report on Abadan fishery schemes, (ff 5-19 and ff 23-37) and a brief...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1944-21 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

484. IOR/R/15/2/379

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/379
Title:
File 9/35 Eastern Bank Branch in Qatar
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agency at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Gulf, the India Office and the Eastern Bank Limited concerning the opening of a branch of the Bank in Qatar in 1947. The file also contains some correspondence with Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1947-4 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)

485. IOR/R/15/2/389

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/389
Title:
File 10/1 II Bahrain Oil Concession
Scope & Content:
The volume contains telegrams and correspondence exchanged between Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), the Colonial Office, the Political Agent in Bahrain and the Political Resident. Most correspondence is about the discovery of oil in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1933-23 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

486. IOR/R/15/2/400

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/400
Title:
File 10/1 XIII Bahrain Oil Concession
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the pipe line to be ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1935-14 Aug 1936
Extent:
1 file (318 folios)

487. IOR/R/15/2/569

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/569
Title:
File No. 17/21 WIRELESS STATION AT SHARJAH.
Scope & Content:
The file discusses rumours that the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) were to evacuate their facility at Sharjah in 1947 and that Cable and Wireless Limited were interested in taking over their wireless facilities there; however the rumours were shown to be incorrect. A series of file...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1947-18 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

488. IOR/R/15/2/580

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/580
Title:
'File 18/11 Provost Personnel for the Trucial Coast'
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the question of whether to use a small force of United States Army Provost personnel to undertake policing duties at the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) base at Sharjah. The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Political Resident in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1944-17 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

489. IOR/R/15/2/654

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/654
Title:
‘File 28/1 C Ammunition for Bahrain Government’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to a consignment of 100,000 rounds of ammunition given to the Government of Bahrain as a gift by the Government of India. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain (Hugh Weightman); the Political Resident in t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1939-18 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (43 folios)

490. IOR/R/15/2/677

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/677
Title:
‘File 28/3 A Vetting of civilians in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence related to the vetting of civilians, who reside or resided in Bahrain, and are either employed in or seeking employment outside of Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Tom Hickinbotham) and the Security Officer a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1944-16 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)