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1. IOR/R/15/2/169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/169
Title:
File 1/A/48 I Control of Prices of standard foodstuffs in Bahrain.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the control of prices of foodstuffs and other commodities in Bahrain, the suppression of hoarding, and the regulation of imports and exports by the Food Controller, Bahrain, against the background of wartime conditions caused by the outbreak of the Second World War (1939-45). ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1939-1 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 file (281 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/173
Title:
File 1/A/48 A Complaint against the Food Controller by Messrs. Hirjimal Dhamanmal.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns complaints made by Hirjimal Dhamanmal, and other Bahrain merchants, about the Food Controller, Bahrain (Captain Arthur Charles Byard; later Claud Cranbrook Lewis deGrenier), who was responsible for implementing food control policies (e.g. rationing and import controls) in Bahra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
Nov 1939-27 May 1944
Extent:
1 file (119 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/766

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/766
Title:
‘File 29/3i Food Supplies – Food Control and Rationing & GENERAL’
Scope & Content:
This is a correspondence file about food rationing and price controls in Bahrain during the Second World War (1939-1945). The supply and distribution of staple foods such as rice, wheat, barley, flour, sugar, tea and coffee to the population of Bahrain are discussed and to a lesser extent, other...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1942-28 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (288 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1122
Title:
File 4/4 II Budget estimates
Scope & Content:
The file contains budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial years 1934-35 to 1938-39 inclusive, and associated correspondence. The correspondence is between the Political Agency, Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, and the office of the Accountant-Ge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1933-4 Dec 1937
Extent:
1 file (238 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1123

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1123
Title:
File 4/4 III Budget Estimates
Scope & Content:
The file contains budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial years 1939-40 to 1941-42 inclusive, and associated correspondence. The correspondence is between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the office of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. There is also some c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1938-27 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 file (363 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1124

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1124
Title:
File 4/4 IV Budget Estimates & MODIFICATIONS THERETO.
Scope & Content:
The file contains statements of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial years 1941-42 and 1942-43, and associated correspondence. The correspondence is between the Political Agency, Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, and the office of the Accounta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1941-27 Mar 1945
Extent:
1 file (130 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1125
Title:
File 4/4 VI Budget Estimates for 1944-45
Scope & Content:
The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1944-45, and associated financial statements and correspondence. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agency, Bahrain and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. There...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1943-13 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1126

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1126
Title:
File 4/4 VII Budget Estimates for 1945-46.
Scope & Content:
The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1945-46, and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period. The correspondence is mainly between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Reside...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1944-20 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1127

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1127
Title:
File 4/4 VIII Budget Estimates of Political Agency for the year 1946-47.
Scope & Content:
The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1946-47, and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period. The correspondence is between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Residency in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Aug 1945-May 1947
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1128

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1128
Title:
File 4/4 IX Budget Estimates for 1947-48.
Scope & Content:
The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency, Bahrain for the financial year 1947-48 and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period. The correspondence is mainly between staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Political Residen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1946-9 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)