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032-000209245 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name British Embassy in Iraq, Baghdad, 1932-

1. IOR/R/15/2/637

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/637
Title:
File 24/10 John Hinsler
Scope & Content:
The file contains only four documents, all dating from October 1946. There is a letter and enclosure from the British Embassy in Baghdad to the Political Agent, Bahrain asking him to take temporary custody of a seemingly harmless destitute calling himself John Hinsler, who had been detained in Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1946-15 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1891

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1891
Title:
File D/1 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Baghdad (Iraq).
Scope & Content:
This file is largely formed of miscellaneous correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the British Embassy, Baghdad (also spelled Bagdad in the file). Several items of correspondence are written in Arabic. The file contains translations of letters and memoranda from the Iraqi Min...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1933-3 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1749

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1749
Title:
File 29/7 II Passport and Visa Regulations
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and copies of relevant documents regarding travel regulations in the Persian Gulf, particularly discussions regarding landing and visa rules for entry in to Bahrain. All of the correspondence in the file is between British officials, notably the British Consul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1935-4 Sep 1937
Extent:
1 file (366 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1288

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1288
Title:
File 6/69 Training of Bahrainis abroad
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the training and education of Bahrainis in India and Iraq. The correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (usually Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Political Agency in Bahrain, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf in Bushire, Gove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1937-2 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (81 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1231

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1231
Title:
File 6/18 I Arab and Persian Schools in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to education in Bahrain, in particular the recruitment and training of teachers. The correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Registrar of the American University in Beirut (Habib Kurani), the Secretary to the High Commissioner for ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1928-9 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (290 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/177
Title:
File 3/7 PIRACY in the Persian Gulf.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to several cases of robbery, which have reportedly been committed by Persian subjects (referred to in the file as pirates) in the Shatt-al-Arab, against Kuwaiti sailing boats, including those belonging to the Kuwait Water Supply Company. The file includes copies of correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1943-19 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (86 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/576

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/576
Title:
File 61/13 [II] (D 167) Wahabis and pilgrimage to Hedjaz
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda, and reports relating to the Hajj pilgrimage to the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina. The majority of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Foreign Office in London, the Government of India, the British Residency in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1936-12 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 volume (265 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/880

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/880
Title:
File 39/10 (10/24) Meetings of the Baghdad Petroleum Advisory Committee
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Government of India, the British Embassy at Baghdad, California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC), Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and the Political Resident at Bahrain, regarding the monthly meetings of the Petroleum Advisory Commit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1942-19 Feb 1946
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/331

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/331
Title:
File 9/30 Naval & Shipping: Persian Gulf Lighting Service
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the workings of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service. The majority of the file is made up of brief quarterly reports containing information on oil tankers passing through Muscat and any shipping not travelling on to the Shatt al-Arab from Muscat. These re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1945-23 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (75 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/322

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/322
Title:
File 9/22 Naval and Shipping: Movements of Other Foreign Warships in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of foreign naval vessels to the Persian Gulf. The papers mostly consist of notices given for such visits, correspondence connected to the effort to obtain permission for such visits and what protocol should be followed, and several reports o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
25 Jun 1936-16 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (115 folios)