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032-000209245 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Royal Navy, 1660-

1. IOR/R/15/2/211-228

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/211-228
Title:
File 5 Naval and Marine
Scope & Content:
The Naval and Marine files of the Political Agency, Bahrain contain files concerning: ports and anchorages at Bahrain; movements of British naval ship and non-military ships in the Persian Gulf; visits of United States naval vessels to Bahrain; lighting and buoying; the establishment of the Jufai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1949
Extent:
18 files (901 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1096

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1096
Title:
File 3/14 II Arrivals and departures of H.M.'s ships
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to arrivals and departures of ships of the Royal Navy at various ports in the Gulf including Bahrain, Bushire, Kuwait, Basrah [Basra]. Ships mentioned include: HMS Shoreham; HMS Bideford; HMS Fowey; HMS Deptford. The file includes examples of a programme of exchange of ca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 May 1934-28 Jan 1940
Extent:
1 volume (238 folios)

3. IOR/R/19/23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/19/23
Title:
Egypt & Red Sea 38, 1838-59
Scope & Content:
This volume contains records of the expenses incurred and payments received by British agents and the Packet Agency at Cairo from 13 January 1838 to 30 September 1859. It includes the dates of the transactions, details of the transactions themselves, and the amounts of money given in Piastres. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1838-30 Sep 1859
Extent:
1 volume (661 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1094

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1094
Title:
File 3/12 Supply of provisions to His Majesty's Navy - contract of. Tenders for the Navy.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the supply of fresh provisions for one year to the Royal Navy in the Persian Gulf. Letters relate mainly to tenders for potatoes, fresh provisions and fresh fruit but also include tenders for provision of taxis, one dhow, and other vehicles including a saloon car. Corr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1931-20 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 volume (92 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1081

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1081
Title:
Naval & Marine 3/2 Warrant Officers & Ratings - Reported sick on H.M.S. Ships - General Correspondence
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Residency at Bushire, the Director of the Royal Indian Marine at Bombay and the American Mission Hospital in Bahrain, regarding medical treatments for naval staff.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1926-24 Sep 1943
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1083

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1083
Title:
File 3/3 IV Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of HMN ships and miscellaneous correspondence with SNO
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Residency at Bushire and the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, regarding various matters: expenses and registration fees for Royal Navy ships, immigration regulations and wages for Indian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1938-30 Jun 1950
Extent:
1 file (89 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/389-390

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/389-390
Title:
File 33: Naval and Marine
Scope & Content:
The two surviving Naval and Marine files in the records of the Political Residency, Bushire both relate to the Royal Navy base at Jufair in Bahrain. The first file records the Admiralty decision to close the naval base at Henjam [Hengam] Island and to establish a new base at Jufair, with later pa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1935-1944
Extent:
2 files (87 folios)

8. IOR/R/19/24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/19/24
Title:
Cairo Packet Agency A/C Current and Mail Charges, 1838-1859
Scope & Content:
This file is divided into two sections, titled 'Cairo Packet Agency, A/C Current' and 'Cairo Packet Agency, Mail Charges', and contains the accounts current and mail charges of the Cairo Packet Agency, from January 1838 through September and March 1859 respectively. The accounts current and mail...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1838- Sep 1859
Extent:
1 file (533 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1082

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1082
Title:
File no. 3/3 III Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of HMS ships and miscellaneous correspondence
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Residency at Bushire, the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited and the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, regarding expenses for catering for Royal Navy ships, sport activities, activiti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1934-29 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 file (289 folios)