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1. IOR/R/15/2/1431-1491

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1431-1491
Title:
File 15: Rules and Regulations
Scope & Content:
The 61 surviving files about rules and regulations contain predominantly printed or typewritten copies of internal Government of India circular letters, memoranda and notices. The circulars were sent to all Government of India departments, offices and stations in India, the Persian Gulf and else...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1904-1950
Extent:
61 files (12,087 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1310

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1310
Title:
File 6/93 Thefts and stolen property: Correspondence regarding
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to two cases of theft and stolen property, as follows: correspondence between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, the Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), Russell M Brown, and the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1946-30 Dec 1946
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1551

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1551
Title:
‘File 16/42 II Visitors and guests of the Political Agent, Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to arrangements for visits to Bahrain, or passages through Bahrain, by various individuals, including: Harbans Lal Jerath, Director of Posts and Telegraphs at Karachi, on an official visit in late 1946 and early 1947. Details of the visit, including a tou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1944-15 Feb 1950
Extent:
1 file (111 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1560

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1560
Title:
‘File 16/50 Correspondence with Messrs Gray, Mackenzie & Co., Ltd.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, timetables and other papers relating to the activities of the shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company, in Bahrain, the Persian Gulf and wider Middle East region. Correspondence and papers relating to other transport operators are also included in the file: Imperial Airways (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1937-27 Aug 1949
Extent:
1 file (127 folios)

8. 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)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1215

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1215
Title:
File 6/8 Visits to India and England etc. by Rulers, Shaikhs and other members of Al Khalifah Family (and friendly correspondence)
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence relating to arrangements to facilitate travel by members of the ruling Al Khalifah family of Bahrain. Many of the papers are open letters of good offices, provided by the Political Agent, Bahrain, to assist family members in their journeys to places throughout...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1926-2 Aug 1943
Extent:
1 file (190 folios)

10. 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)