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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name British Bank of Iran and the Middle East, 1889-1952

51. IOR/R/15/2/1580

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1580
Title:
‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency in Bahrain, other British officials in the Persian Gulf, and representatives of the Bahrain branches of Eastern Bank Limited and the Imperial Bank of Iran, relating to Indian rupee notes in circulation in the Gulf. The correspondence covers: ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1945-30 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

52. IOR/R/15/2/1956

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1956
Title:
File J/39 'Protest of Bills'
Scope & Content:
This file contains a series of requests by various banks in Iran and their branches in Bahrain on legal action due to non-payment of funds by individuals to the Political Agent in Bahrain. It also includes responses by the Political Agent and forms legally acknowledging non payment.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1947-14 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

53. IOR/R/15/2/1979

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1979
Title:
[Un-numbered file] Export of Currency notes from BAHRAIN
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters sent by merchants, banks and companies to the Bahrain Political Agency asking the Agency to grant them export licences for the shipment of currency notes from one place to another, from one bank to another, or from one company to a bank. The main correspondents are the A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
29 May 1947-12 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (64 folios)

54. IOR/R/15/4/8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/8
Title:
File 0602 Imperial Bank of Iran - Banking Agreement & Bank Reports, Vol. 1
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the activities of the Imperial Bank of Iran in Dubai. The principal correspondents are: the British Agency at Sharjah; the Political Agency at Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire (later, Bahrain); and representatives of the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1945-29 Jan 1950
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

55. IOR/R/15/5/301

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/301
Title:
‘File 7/4 Registration of Companies under Art 69 of Kuwait Order-in-Council, 1949’
Scope & Content:
The file contains applications and supporting documentation from companies applying for registration with the Kuwait Political Agency, a requirement for companies subject to British jurisdiction under the Kuwait Order in Council. The companies in question are Cable and Wireless; the Eastern Oil ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1 Aug 1936-6 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (146 folios)

56. IOR/R/15/6/197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/197
Title:
File 8/14 II Muscat State Finances.
Scope & Content:
This file contains a small amount of correspondence concerning the state finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The letters discuss the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] investment in Government of India war bonds, as well as details of the Sultan's accounts with ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1949-27 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

57. IOR/R/15/6/444

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/444
Title:
FILE NO: 14/14 name; BANK FOR MUSCAT (IMPERIAL BANK OF IRAN & THE PERSIAN GULF)
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda and notes concerning the establishment of banks in the Gulf including Dubai, Kuwait, and Muscat. Issues discussed in the correspondence include: Concerns relating to the establishment of the 'India and Persian Gulf Bank Limit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1945-1 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (215 folios)

58. Mss Eur F111/69B

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/69B
Title:
Foreign Office Papers: Persia
Scope & Content:
This item comprises printed Foreign Office correspondence relating to Persia [Iran], covering geopolitical, political, economic, social and cultural matters. The despatches are dated 7 July 1897-22 September 1898. The first page of each despatch includes the heading ‘ASIA. CONFIDENTIAL.’ on the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
7 Jul 1897-22 Sep 1898
Extent:
1 volume (215 folios)

59. Mss Eur F112/251

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/251
Title:
Correspondence and Papers on Various Matters Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence from a number of political officers, civil servants, writers, journalists, army officers, businessmen, and engineers. Correspondents include: Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie, former Governor of Bombay; Albert Houtum-Schindler, former employee o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jan 1912-Jan 1917
Extent:

1 file (148 folios)

60. Mss Eur F112/252

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/252
Title:
Letters and Papers Concerning the Trans-Persian Railway and Other Railways in Persia
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, memoranda, and other papers relating to railway projects in Persia [Iran] and the surrounding region. The papers deal with the proposals for, planning, and progress of, several railway lines, including one from the Mediterranean to India, the Trans-Persian Railw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1911-Mar 1917
Extent:

1 file (221 folios)