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037-000229279 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name B R Herman and Mohatta Limited, Karachi, 1919-

1. IOR/R/15/2/1091

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1091
Title:
File 3/8 Equipment for launches
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to refitting of Bahrain Agency launch by B.R. Hermann and Mohatta. Includes the instructions for maintenance including hand drawn diagrams to assist in this (folio 49 and 78). Also includes colour samples and promotional literature for Kelvin Diesel as well orders for pai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1929-11 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 volume (239 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1080

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1080
Title:
Naval & Marine 3/1 Agency Steam Launches
Scope & Content:
The file contains memoranda, telegrams and correspondence between the Resident at Bushire and the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Director of the Royal Indian Marine at Bombay and the Port Director and Director General of Navigation at Basrah [Basra], regarding ship launches, repairs and renewals...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1926-5 Jan 1942
Extent:
1 file (323 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1093

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1093
Title:
File 3/9 Purchase of motor dhow for Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the purchase and maintenance of a motor dhow for the Bushire Residency. Correspondence discusses the cost, type of nails to be used, engine types and other yacht fittings. Correspondents include Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior, Political Agent, Bahrain; Political Residen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1929-7 Sep 1940
Extent:
1 volume (113 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1086

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1086
Title:
FILE NO. 3/6 I cf. 1929. PURCHASE, UPKEEP, AND REPAIRS TO LAUNCHES.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the purchase, upkeep and repair to the Bahrain Agency steam launches John Lambert and Felix Jones. The John Lambert was made in 1918 by the Royal Indian Marine Dockyard at Calcutta and had a thorough overhaul in May 1930. A large part of the correspondence is requests ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Nov 1929-19 Nov 1940
Extent:
1 volume (276 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1087

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1087
Title:
File 3/6 II Purchase, upkeep and repair of launches
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence primarily with the Political Agency at Bahrain and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf on the purchase, upkeep and repair of launches, and centres primarily on the need to purchase a new engine and the difficulties in doing so owing to World War Two. This...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1941-3 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (439 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1088

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1088
Title:
File No 3/6 III Bahrain Agency Launch
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the file relates to the upkeep, maintenance and replacement of the launches owned by the Bahrain Political Agency. Much of the discussion relates to the Political Agency's launch Felix Jones, which was damaged during a trip from Bahrain to Shiraz in June 1948, and the Polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1944-19 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (331 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1598

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1598
Title:
File 17/2 I Stores for Agency Steam Launch etc etc — From April 1926
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the acquisition of tools, materials, and supplies for the Bahrain Agency's launch the John Lambert. This includes arrangements made for repairs, maintenance, and modifications to the launch. Most of the file is made up of account statements, invoices, bills, and receipts. It al...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1926-18 Nov 1933
Extent:
1 file (337 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1599

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1599
Title:
File 17/2 II Stores for the Agency Steam Launch etc.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the acquisition of supplies, equipment, and replacement parts for the Bahrain Agency's launch. Most of the file is made up of bills, receipts, and acknowledgements of orders placed with suppliers; this includes correspondence related to queries regarding orders placed, or prosp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1934-17 Sep 1938
Extent:
1 file (265 folios)