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032-000209245 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Persian Gulf Political Residency, 1822-1971

1. IOR/R/15/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1
Title:
Political Residency, Bushire
Scope & Content:
There are considerable gaps within the series owing to periodic weeding processes. The files and volumes may be divided as follows: (1) 1763-1849 (IOR/R/15/1/1-118) Separate series of letters received and letters sent contain correspondence mainly with Basra and later with Government of Bomb...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
1763-1948
Extent:
c 758 files

2. IOR/R/15/6/67-68

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/67-68
Title:
File 42: Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The Miscellaneous sub-sub-series consists of two files that contain correspondence regarding a number of issues, notably the allocation of a piece of land in Muscat for use as a Christian cemetery and this cemetery's subsequent consecration.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1899-1902
Extent:
2 files (67 folios)

3. IOR/Z/R/15/1/1-10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/Z/R/15/1/1-10
Title:
Indexes, Registers and Filing Guides
Scope & Content:
The indexes, registers and filing guides contain lists of the subject files created by the Residency in the Persian Gulf between circa 1880 and 1947, including all those created under the auspice of the A and B Series, and Confidential Office. Each index is typewritten, but features numerous hand...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1941-1954
Extent:
10 volumes and files (1033 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/49 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/49 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File XXXII: Finance
Scope & Content:
The Finance sub-sub-series consists of a single file regarding the finances of the Sultanate of Oman and a proposal to raise its customs tariffs in order to increase state revenue.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1928-1930
Extent:
1 file (129 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1365-1367

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1365-1367
Title:
File 11: Slave Trade
Scope & Content:
The Slave Trade subject files comprise: extracts of the 1873 Proclamation prohibiting the Slave Trade; reports and correspondence on freed slaves; applications for manumission certificates.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, and Urdu
Date Range:
1926-1938
Extent:
3 files (266 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1301

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1301
Title:
File 6/82 Rent Control
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, government proclamations and regulations concerning rent control in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Political Residency in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1943-24 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (283 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/4/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/3
Title:
File 0255 Boundaries
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the definition of tribal territories and boundaries in the Trucial Coast (United Arab Emirates). The correspondence is principally between the Residency Agent and Political Officer in Sharjah, the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Residency i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1934-29 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (162 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1294

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1294
Title:
File 6/75 Bahrain Government Buildings
Scope & Content:
The file contains: Correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior, the Political Agent, Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald George Evelyn William Alban, and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, concer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1941-11 Feb 1945
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1312

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1312
Title:
File 6/98 Bahrain Investments Ltd
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and other documents connected with the establishment of an investment company in Bahrain. The papers are mostly enclosures sent between the Political Agency and British Residency in Bahrain. The papers cover discussion over commercial law in B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1950-18 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/5/80-84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/80-84
Title:
File 28: Naval Affairs
Scope & Content:
These five files contain correspondence, planning documents, and miscellaneous paperwork pertaining to the design, planning, and construction of buoys, surveys, beacons, and lights in and around Kuwait's harbour. The last file in the series, contains documents relating to the visit of the French ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1929
Extent:
5 files (657 folios)