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41. IOR/R/15/2/1426

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1426
Title:
File 14/11 I Re: Security, Deposit, Accounts etc in the Post Office Savings Bank; Rules
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Finance Department of the Government of India, the British Residency at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Agent at Muscat, and the Sub-Postmaster at Bahrain. The Finance Department of the Government of India asks for views on secur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1940-24 Jun 1944
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

42. IOR/R/15/2/1427

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1427
Title:
File 14/12 Correspondence with Residency Bushire and other places regarding way bills
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Residency Agent at Sharjah and the Political Agent at Bahrain. The correspondence is forwarding waybills for mail bags and letters (not included), and also includes orders for stamps.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1944-10 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

43. IOR/R/15/2/1428

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1428
Title:
File 14/13 Miscellaneous postal correspondence regarding despatch of foreign mails, telegrams etc
Scope & Content:
The first part of the file contains correspondence, notices and telegrams regarding various subjects: arrangements for the dispatch of mail and for the despatch of parcels and gifts to the United Kingdom during 1944 and 1945; restrictions on dispatch of Christmas cards and parcels for prisoners ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1944-30 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (336 folios)

44. IOR/R/15/2/1429

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1429
Title:
File 14/14 Postal franking machine for BAPCO
Scope & Content:
The file contains a letter from Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) requesting to purchase a franking machine to cater for their needs for stamps. The request is granted by the Political Agent at Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1946-13 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

45. IOR/R/15/2/1430

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1430
Title:
File 14/15 Money order and cash-on-delivery services between UK and the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters from the Foreign Office, forwarded by the Political Residency at Bahrain to the Political Agent at Bahrain, regarding the introduction of money order and cash-on-delivery services between UK and the Gulf. This was allowed for the purpose of helping the Oil Companies and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

46. IOR/R/15/2/1497

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1497
Title:
‘Miscellaneous 16/4 Correspondence with – the Mespers, Bahrain, etc.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency at Bahrain and various steamship operators at Bahrain, as follows: until 1937, representatives of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited (MPC hereafter; briefly referred to as the Mesopotamia Iran Corporation in early 1937 and referred to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1926-18 Apr 1943
Extent:
1 file (268 folios)

47. IOR/R/15/2/1524

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1524
Title:
‘File 16/27 Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous Assistance to Government Officials’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence sent to and from the Political Agency, and dealing with a miscellaneous range of day-to-day matters: arrangements amongst British officials and shipping agents in the Persian Gulf for the delivery, forwarding and receipt of letters, packages, furniture, motor vehicles, and other i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1920-13 Nov 1954
Extent:
1 file (283 folios)

48. IOR/R/15/2/1531

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1531
Title:
‘File 16/32-II Miscellaneous. Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the Persian Gulf Political Residency or British Consulate in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The papers deal with matters of a routine nature, including: the order of goods from suppliers and me...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1938-26 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 file (271 folios)

49. IOR/R/15/2/1532

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1532
Title:
‘File 16/32 III Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the Persian Gulf Political Residency or British Consulate in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32-II Miscellaneous. Correspondence with ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Mar 1941-10 May 1943
Extent:
1 file (401 folios)

50. IOR/R/15/2/1533

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1533
Title:
‘File 16/32 IV Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire’
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the British Residency and Consulate-General in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32 III Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Residency,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1943-5 Mar 1944
Extent:
1 file (371 folios)