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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name King of Bahrain, 1783-

131. IOR/L/PS/12/3858

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3858
Title:
Coll 30/125 'Persian Gulf. Bahrein. Visit of the Sheikh of Bahrein to England 1936'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a state visit to Britain made by the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, in June 1936. The correspondence discusses the logistics of the visit in detail, including the journey there and back from Bahrain (via ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1936-23 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (340 folios)

132. IOR/L/PS/12/3883

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3883
Title:
Coll 30/148 'Qatar: Question of ownership of Zubarah.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the dispute between the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar concerning sovereignty over Zubarah on the Qatar mainland. Zubarah was said to have 'considerable sentimental value' (folio 68) to the Al Khalifah family, as they originally came from there to take over Bahrain; however, in bo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1937-16 Sep 1946
Extent:
1 file (147 folios)

133. IOR/L/PS/12/3888

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3888
Title:
Coll 30/153 'Visit of Sheikh of Bahrain to Mecca.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the visit of the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], to Mecca in order to undertake the Hajj (January 1938). The papers include: the decision to allow Shaikh Hamad to travel to Saudi Arabia aboard a Royal Navy ship (HMS Londonde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1937-29 Jul 1938
Extent:
1 file (45 folios)

134. IOR/L/PS/12/3895

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3895
Title:
Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the disputed claims of the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar to sovereignty over the Hawar Islands. The issue arose afresh in 1936 in response to a request from Petroleum Concessions Limited to settle the issue of ownership, in order that the Company could claim oil concession rights...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1936-15 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 file (179 folios)

135. IOR/L/PS/12/3922

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3922
Title:
Coll 30/184 'Bahrein: Council of Regency during Sheikh's absence from Bahrein.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns arrangements for the administration of Bahrain in the absence of the Ruler, Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]. Correspondence from Charles Darymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated 1936, sets out the arrangements for the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1936-17 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

136. IOR/L/PS/12/3927

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3927
Title:
Coll 30/190 'Bahrein: Qn. of the institution of a Bahrein "Order".'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns two issues ('Qn.' stands for 'question' in the file title): (1) the award by Pope Pius XII of a papal decoration (the Grand Cross of the Order of St Sylvester) to Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain; and (2) the decision of Shaikh ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
4 Mar 1940-26 May 1941
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

137. IOR/L/PS/12/3931

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3931
Title:
Coll 30/192(2) ‘Persian Gulf. Defence Bahrein. Supply of ammunition to the Bahrein Govt by H.M.Govt.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the gift of 100,000 rounds of ammunition from the British Government to Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in the file). The main correspondents are as follows: the India Office; the Politica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1939-29 Jul 1940
Extent:

1 file (27 folios)

138. IOR/L/PS/12/3942

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3942
Title:
Coll 30/202 ‘Persian Gulf. Photographs of Notabilities (Sheikhs &c) (used for propaganda purposes)’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the use of illustrations for propaganda purposes during the Second World War. It includes correspondence regarding a request from the Ministry of Information for photographs for the Middle East edition of a proposed fortnightly War P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1938-20 Jan 1941
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

139. IOR/L/PS/12/4118

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4118
Title:
Coll 35/15 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; issue of postage stamps'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns postal service in Bahrain, and the issue of postage stamps for use in Bahrain. The file contains: Introduction and supply of Indian stamps overprinted with the word 'Bahrain', 1932 Persian protest against issue of Indian postage stamps surcharged 'Bahrain' and refusal to accep...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1931-22 Feb 1941
Extent:
1 file (188 folios)

140. IOR/L/PS/12/4340

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4340
Title:
Coll 37/106 ‘Travellers Arabia, etc:- Earl & Countess of Athlone in 1938’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the arrangements made for the private visit of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, to Ibn Saud [Ibn Sa‘ūd] and the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in the file) and his family. It also cont...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1938-17 May 1939
Extent:
1 file (51 folios)