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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Subject Maritime legislation

1. IOR/F/4/2224/110798

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2224/110798
Title:
‘Bussora. Orders issued by the Turkish Government that vessels sailing under Flag from the Port of Bussora shall be provided with a Register.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an extract Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 November 1847. The item relates to news from Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1847-30 Nov 1847
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1375

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1375
Title:
‘File 12/7 I Shipping. Arrival of Sailing Crafts at Qatar and other places with Cargo.’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo on local vessels (frequently referred to as country craft) from Karachi to Qatar (spelt in various ways, including Kattar, Gutter, Quatar) and, to a lesser extent, other ports on the Arab coast of the Persian Gu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1932-1 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 file (296 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1376

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1376
Title:
‘File 12/7 II Arrival of country craft from India’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo (chiefly rice, sugar, spices, piece goods) from India (Karachi) to the ports of the Persian Gulf, chiefly Dubai, Katar [Qatar, also spelt Gutter, Quatter in the file] and Bahrain. The file is a direct chronologi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1924-4 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (498 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1377

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1377
Title:
‘File 12/7 Vol. III Arrival of Country-Craft from India with cargoes for Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar – Verification of Export Manifests –’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo from India (chiefly Karachi but also Veraval) to the ports of the Persian Gulf, principally Dubai, Sharjah, Qatar (often spelt Quattar) and Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 12/7 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
Oct 1944-30 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (198 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1382

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1382
Title:
‘File 12/12 Shipping. Miscellaneous’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises miscellaneous correspondence concerning shipping in the Persian Gulf, including: in March 1936, an enquiry from the Director of the Bahrain Customs House concerning the visit of the SS Arabistan to Muscat in February 1936 (ff 3-6); in June 1936, a notice issued at Bahrain by t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1936-29 Mar 1950
Extent:
1 file (67 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1388

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1388
Title:
‘File 12/18 Registration of sailing vessels’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence exchanged between the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agency at Bahrain, relating to the registration of sailing vessels. Included in the file is a copy of a Government of India notification No. 2394-E, dated 23 August 1884, relating to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1947-14 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1390

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1390
Title:
‘File 12/20 Correspondence regarding ships articles deposited with the Agency’
Scope & Content:
The file chiefly comprises letters received by the Political Agency from Gray, Mackenzie and Company, enclosing articles from vessels at Bahrain, for endorsement by the Agency. Most of the letters have dated handwritten notes, usually made by the Assistant Political Agent (A.P.A.), confirming tha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1950-23 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (33 folios)