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61. IOR/R/15/2/1780

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1780
Title:
File 36/28 Quotas of Motor Spare Parts Fixed for Bahrain and Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the supply of spare car parts in Bahrain and the Trucial Coast. The correspondence in the file is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain; the State Engineers Department of the Government of Bahrain and the Residency Agency in Sharjah. Also...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1942-27 Sep 1944
Extent:
1 file (292 folios)

62. IOR/R/15/2/1790

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1790
Title:
File 36/45 Applications for Assistance to Export Machinery & Cars from U.S.A. & U.K.
Scope & Content:
This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to importing machinery and car parts from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the United...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1943-24 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (285 folios)

63. IOR/R/15/2/1807

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1807
Title:
File 36/75 Import of Cars from U.S.A.
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the Political Agency in Bahrain requesting permission on behalf of the country's ruler, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, to import cars from the USA. Also contained in the file are a number of letter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1945-12 May 1946
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

64. IOR/R/15/2/1815

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1815
Title:
File 36/106 III Control of Motor Vehicles in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the importation of cars into Bahrain. This correspondence, some of which is in Arabic, primarily consists of letters to the Political Agency in Bahrain from local merchants, members of the ruling family, and other residents requesting permission to imp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1948-19 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (282 folios)

65. IOR/R/15/2/1816

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1816
Title:
File 36/106 III Allotment Register of Cars of 1947
Scope & Content:
This file contains lists of the allocation of car imports from the United States into Bahrain for the year 1947, as determined by the Political Agency. The lists are divided up by different car manufacturers including Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler/Dodge and Buick.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

66. IOR/R/15/2/1962

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1962
Title:
File K/5 Drilling of an Artesian Well in the Agency Garden
Scope & Content:
This file contains exchanges of letters between the Political Agency in Bahrain and various merchant contractors providing quotations for work associated with drilling an artesian well in the Agency garden in Manama.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1937-22 Mar 1938
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

67. IOR/R/15/5/105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/105
Title:
[Un-numbered file] Dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and Shaikh of Kuwait: British Government's Proposals to Settle Kuwait-Najd Boundary Dispute by Arbitration; Defeat of Shaikh Salim at Jahra; Ikhwan Withdrawal; Truce Terminated by Ikhwan
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to: A dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and the Shaikh of Kuwait. British government's proposals to settle Kuwait-Najd boundary dispute by arbitration. Defeat of Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ] at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1920
Extent:
1 volume (170 folios)

68. IOR/R/15/5/107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/107
Title:
[Un-numbered file] 'Correspondence of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Cpt De Gaury)'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises the correspondence, signals, expenditure accounts and message notes of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Captain Gerald Simpson Hillairet Rutland Vere de Gaury) during the period 4 February to 2 May 1928. The discussion in the volume relates to his involvement in intell...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1928-2 May 1928
Extent:
1 volume (133 folios)

69. IOR/R/15/6/450

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/450
Title:
FILE NO. 15/3 SULEIMAN AL BARUNI AND HIS RELATIVES
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Suleiman al Baruni and his relatives. The discussion in the file concerns: The nationality of al-Baruni who was from Libya and implications for his admission to Oman His membership of the Ibadhi sect and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1940-5 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (75 folios)

70. Mss Eur A230

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A230
Title:
Shakespear, William Henry Irvine: diary of journey across central Arabia
Scope & Content:
A diary written by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear recording his journey across Arabia in 1914. The volume consists of: folios 2-14: 'Accounts of Journey into Central Arabia. February, March, April, May 1914': statements of expenses incurred on the journey; folio 19: a note of the altit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1914
Extent:
1 volume (328 folios)