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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, 1822-1971

181. IOR/R/15/2/944

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/944
Title:
‘File 22/14 Tunb and Abu Musa Islands’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to Sharjah’s sovereignty over the islands of Abu Musa [Abū Mūsá] and Tunb, chiefly in response to a Persian challenge to this sovereignty over Abu Musa. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1951-25 Nov 1951
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

182. IOR/R/15/2/1269

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1269
Title:
File 6/51 Presentation of Kharitah from His Excellency the Viceroy to His Excellency Shaikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah, C. S. I., on his accession
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the arrangements for the visit of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to Bahrain in February 1933, in particular a dinner and presentation (sometimes referred to as a durbar or darbar) to mark the accession of Shaikh Hamad. The correspondence is ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1933-13 Apr 1933
Extent:
1 file (101 folios)

183. IOR/R/15/2/1283

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1283
Title:
File 6/64 Visit of H. E. Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah C. S. I. to Kuwait, correspondence regarding
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the visit to Kuwait by Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] between 10 and 13 December. The correspondence is between the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf (sometimes aboard HMS Shoreham), the Political Agent, Ba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1933-15 Dec 1933
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

184. IOR/R/15/2/1384

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1384
Title:
‘File 12/14 Shipping. Miscellaneous accidents between dhows and steamers’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence concerning three cases involving dhows, as follows: correspondence relating to a collision between a Bahrain-registered dhow and an Anglo-Iranian Oil Company tug at Khorramshahr in November 1943. Much of the follow-up correspondence concerns the seizure by the I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
13 Nov 1943-23 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

185. IOR/R/15/2/1517

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1517
Title:
‘File 16/21 Miscellaneous. Supply of drinking water for the Agency etc.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the supply of fresh water at the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent or Assistant Political Agent at Bahrain (numerous incumbents); the Clerk-in-Charge of the British Naval Base at Jufair [Al Jufayr]; the Senior Nav...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1929-28 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (328 folios)

186. IOR/R/15/2/1650

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1650
Title:
File 19/1 II Political Agents Bahrain touring
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for visits of the Political Agent and the Assistant Political Agent at Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Dubai, Ras al Khaimah; and programmes of tours of the Trucial Coast in 1937 and 1938, staying at the Rest House in Sh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1935-15 Jun 1938
Extent:
1 file (276 folios)

187. IOR/R/15/2/1651

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1651
Title:
File 19/1 III Tours of Political Agent, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements and expenses for visits of the Political Agent and the Officiating Political Agent at Bahrain (Captain John Baron Howes) to Basra, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al Khaimah; and programmes of tours of Bahrain by the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1938-25 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (196 folios)

188. IOR/R/15/2/1658

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1658
Title:
File 19/3 IV Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief - East Indies (to Persian Gulf)
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron (Vice-Admiral James Fownes Somerville), travelling to Bahrain and other Persian Gulf countries on HMS Norfolk between 1938 and 1939. The file contains ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Aug 1938-13 Apr 1939
Extent:
1 file (84 folios)

189. IOR/R/15/5/98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/98
Title:
1/C Vol: V Miscellaneous.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, printed reports, memoranda, and notes, relating to miscellaneous topics concerning the Kuwait Agency from August to December 1924. The discussion in the volume relates to the following topics: Ikhwan raids, 1924 Proposed land mail serv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1924-27 Dec 1924
Extent:
1 volume (208 folios)

190. IOR/R/15/5/172

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/172
Title:
File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to incidents of Kuwaiti sailing boats being intercepted (and in some cases seized and detained) by Persian warships and other vessels, on suspicions of smuggling. The file largely consists of correspondence between British officials regarding several specific incidents, includi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
10 Apr 1933-23 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (273 folios)