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037-000228401 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, 1926-1957

1. IOR/R/15/2/645-650

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/645-650
Title:
File 27 Etiquette
Scope & Content:
The Etiquette files of the Political Agency, Bahrain, contain files from the 1930s and 1940s concerning: gun salutes for British officials and members of the various Arab ruling families in the Gulf; social etiquette (such as terms of address, relative seniority of British officials and seating ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1931-1949
Extent:
6 files (564 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/195-210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/195-210
Title:
File 4 Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State files contain correspondence regarding a number of different topics that relate to the development of the state of Bahrain, the running of its government and its finances. The files cover financial information and the development of state services (IOR/R/15/2/195-198), educati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1933-1945
Extent:
16 files (3,575 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/899-911

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/899-911
Title:
File 42 Bahrain State Employees
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State Employees sub-sub-series contains files related to the recruitment of European – primarily British – employees for service with the Government of Bahrain. The correspondence in the files discusses recruitment for a number of different vacancies including include police officers,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
13 files (1,220 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/912-915

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/912-915
Title:
File 43 Communist Activities
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub series consists of four files containing correspondence between British officials regarding topics related to Communist activities in the Persian Gulf. The series contains a file on activities of the Tudeh Party in the Gulf, a file regarding the arrival of flights from the USSR, a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-1950
Extent:
4 files (75 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/814-830

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/814-830
Title:
File 32: Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State sub-sub-series contains files that are primarily related to internal matters in Bahrain and the administration of the Bahraini state. Topics discussed include liquor control in the country (IOR/R/15/2/814), the Bahrain Police Force (IOR/R/15/2/815-816 and 827), the establishm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
17 files (1015 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/342-387

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/342-387
Title:
File 9 Trade and Commerce
Scope & Content:
The forty-six volumes and files forming the 'Trade and Commerce' subject files were produced by the Confidential Office at the Political Agency in Bahrain. Most of the files and volumes date from 1928-1950. The 'Trade and Commerce' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1928-1950
Extent:
46 files and volumes (4028 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/846-852

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/846-852
Title:
File 35: Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub-series contains files related to the administration of the Bahraini state. The topics discussed in the files include the reform of Bahrain's public health services (IOR/R/15/2/849), the possibility of developing the country's agricultural sector (IOR/R/15/2/850) and incidents of p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1949
Extent:
7 files (415 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/484-496

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/484-496
Title:
File 12 Persian Relations with Bahrain
Scope & Content:
These files contain correspondence concerning a number of issues related to Persia and Persians (primarily the Persian community in Bahrain). The files discuss Persia's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain (IOR/R/15/1/484), Persian communities on the Arab side of the Gulf, particularly Bahrain (I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
13 files (970 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/175-176

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/175-176
Title:
File 1/B Administration (General)
Scope & Content:
The files contain papers concerning the finances of the Bahrain State, protests and suggestions for reform. Correspondents include: Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; and Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa [Sheikh Ḥamad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1939
Extent:
2 files (571 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/831-837

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/831-837
Title:
File 33 Electricity
Scope & Content:
This Sub-sub-series contains seven files related to electricity supply in Bahrain as well as other related infrastructure issues. The majority of the files (IOR/R/15/2/831-832 and 834-836) concern negotiations between the Government of Bahrain and other entities (including the Bahrain Petroleu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1934-1950
Extent:
7 files (292 folios)