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1. IOR/R/15/2/1650-1662

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1650-1662
Title:
File 19: Tours
Scope & Content:
The 13 files forming the 'Tours' subject files were produced by the Political Agency in Bahrain. The 'Tours' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, other British authorities and local rulers in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
13 files (2360 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1506

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1506
Title:
‘File 16/11 II Miscellaneous correspondence’
Scope & Content:
Routine correspondence received at and sent from the Bahrain Political Agency. The principal correspondents are: the Political Agent; representatives of the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave; Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier). Most of the correspondence relates to a miscellany of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1931-28 Jan 1944
Extent:
1 file (388 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1543

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1543
Title:
‘File 16/37 Report regarding Locust situation in Bahrain – Monthly Reports’
Scope & Content:
Reports and papers relating to the occurrence of locust swarms on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf. The file chiefly comprises copies of monthly reports of locust occurrences at Bahrain and on the Trucial Coast, submitted by the Political Agency in Bahrain, at the request of the Imperial Counc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1945-6 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1567

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1567
Title:
‘File 16/56 Arrival and departure of the Bahrain State officials and other misc. officers and their families’
Scope & Content:
Telegrams and other papers reporting the movements and anticipated movements (by sea and by air) of officials into and out of Bahrain, the Trucial Coast, and the wider Persian Gulf region. The officials referred to include British Political Agents and Officers, and the following representatives o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 May 1943-9 Jan 1944
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1373

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1373
Title:
‘File 12/5 II Accidents involving country craft’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and other papers relating to incidents involving local cargo vessels, frequently referred to as country craft, travelling through the Persian Gulf, usually between ports in Iraq, Iran and India. The incidents referred to include the sinking and running aground o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1945-4 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (153 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1512

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1512
Title:
‘Miscellaneous 16/15 Correspondence with and from the Director of Customs, Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, chiefly received from but also sent to, the Director of Customs in Bahrain (Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier). The majority of the correspondence is official, and relates to miscellaneous trade and customs matters in Bahrain. Aside from general correspondence, memoranda and notice...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and German
Date Range:
20 Apr 1927-27 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (76 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1581

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1581
Title:
‘File 16/69 Enquiry from India Office regarding financial privileges for American officials in the British protected Arab States’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers exchanged between representatives of the India Office and Foreign Office, and British officials in the Persian Gulf, concerning a proposed agreement to extend financial privileges to United States officials other than diplomatic or consular personnel, who are based in t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1945-29 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1497

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1497
Title:
‘Miscellaneous 16/4 Correspondence with – the Mespers, Bahrain, etc.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency at Bahrain and various steamship operators at Bahrain, as follows: until 1937, representatives of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited (MPC hereafter; briefly referred to as the Mesopotamia Iran Corporation in early 1937 and referred to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1926-18 Apr 1943
Extent:
1 file (268 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1587

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1587
Title:
‘File No. 16/77 Fisheries – Reports etc’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the fishing industry in the Persian Gulf, and discussions regarding the industry’s expansion using modern technologies such as trawlers and refrigerated storage. The file includes: requests from the British Government (Foreign Office and Ministry of Agriculture and Fis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Nov 1948-30 May 1950
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1620

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1620
Title:
File 17/17 Supply of Broadcasting receiving sets
Scope & Content:
This file concerns plans for wireless broadcasting sets to be provided to the Political Agencies at Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, as well as at the Residency at Sharjah, for the purpose of making up-to-date news available (with the cost of the wireless sets being borne wholly by His Majesty's Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1936-1 Jun 1944
Extent:
1 file (26 folios)