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31. IOR/R/15/2/838-845

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/838-845
Title:
File 34: Education
Scope & Content:
The Education subject files contain correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain and Kuwait. The correspondence in the files discusses the role and activities of the British Council in the region, the recruitment of an educational advisor in Bahrain, the enrolment of Kuwaiti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1939-1949
Extent:
8 files and volumes (779 folios)

32. IOR/R/15/2/920

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/920
Title:
File No. 1/8 CENTRE OF ARAB STUDIES - JERUSALEM
Scope & Content:
The file discusses the Centre for Arabic Studies at Jerusalem which was set up by Colonel Bertram Thomas to give students (primarily those from the Army and RAF) a years grounding in the Arabic language and in Arab culture. Included in the file are a report from Tom Hickinbotham, Political Age...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1944-4 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 file (33 folios)

33. IOR/R/15/2/956

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/956
Title:
'209 English-Arabic School. Educational Activities.'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Director of Education in Baghdad regarding the need for a primary school head teacher in Bahrain and enquiring as to the process of recruiting someone suitable. The file also includes an Iraq Department of Educatio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1919-9 Dec 1919
Extent:
1 file (66 folios)

34. IOR/R/15/2/1288

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1288
Title:
File 6/69 Training of Bahrainis abroad
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the training and education of Bahrainis in India and Iraq. The correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (usually Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Political Agency in Bahrain, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf in Bushire, Gove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1937-2 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (81 folios)

35. IOR/R/15/2/1498

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1498
Title:
‘File 16/5 Bahrain Agency: fortnightly political diaries’
Scope & Content:
Reports, submitted by the Political Agent (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior) or the Indian Assistant at the Political Agency in the Political Agent’s absence, detailing proceedings at Bahrain and elsewhere. The reports are organised under various headings, as follows: arrivals and departures of sh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1930-10 Jan 1931
Extent:
1 file (61 folios)

36. IOR/R/15/2/1526

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1526
Title:
‘File 16/28A Examinations of the Gulf students in Foreign countries & Scholarships’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, application forms and other papers relating to scholarships and bursaries offered to students from the Persian Gulf by the British Council for the year 1950/51. The principal correspondents are: the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); various represent...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1949-14 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (124 folios)

37. IOR/R/15/2/1565

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1565
Title:
‘File 16/54 School for the Children of Indian Communities in Bahrain.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, chiefly exchanged between the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban) and the Government of Bahrain (represented by the Adviser to Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) on proposals to establish a school for Indian children in Bahrain. The corresp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1941-16 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

38. IOR/R/15/2/1948

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1948
Title:
File H/1 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Manama Schools and Club
Scope & Content:
This file contains a variety of documents sent by various schools and clubs in Bahrain to the Political Agent's office. These include al-Hidaya al-Khalifiyya School, the Ittihad School, Nadi al-Uruba, and Nadi al-Ahli. They are primarily invitations to performances and celebrations. The file also...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1932-17 Jun 1947
Extent:
1 file (68 folios)

39. IOR/R/15/2/1949

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1949
Title:
File H/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Muharraq Schools and Club
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Ministry of Education in Bahrain, the Political Agent, and various schools in Bahrain. The papers consist mainly of invitations to annual school events. The file notes at the end of the file contain some information about anti-British political dissen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1934-15 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)

40. IOR/R/15/5/182

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/182
Title:
File 4/4 Kuwait State: Education of Shaikh of Kuwait's son, Muhammad
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans for Muhammad Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, a son of the Ruler of Kuwait, Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to study English in Britain. This correspondence is primarily between officials at the Political Residency in Bushire, the P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1932-25 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)