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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1903
Title:: File No. E/9 V. O. Correspondence regarding diving matters, the rules and regulations formed by the Bahrain Government for Rakbah and Gaffal etc.
Scope & Content:: The file contains petitions raised by divers from Oman and Kuwait regarding their work in Bahrain. These were sent to the Political Agency, Bahrain.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 5 Jun 1931-5 Jun 1932
Extent:: 1 file (7 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1904
Title:: File No. E/10 V. O. POLICE REPORTS
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of reports sent by the Police Department to the Political Agency in Bahrain between 1930 and 1934. The reports are on individual cases including domestic violence, robbery, infidelity, harassment, brawls, alcohol [‘arak] manufacturing and consumption,...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and Malay
Date Range:: 18 Nov 1930-27 Dec 1934
Extent:: 1 file (441 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1905
Title:: File No. E/12 V. O. Barwas and Thulth El Mukaddas.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between local and foreign manumitted slaves in Bahrain and the Political Agency, Bahrain. The manumitted slaves asked the Political Agency to provide them with Barwas (sing. Barwa) certificates to enable them to join the Nakhudhas (div...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 14 Jun 1927-16 May 1938
Extent:: 1 file (95 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1906
Title:: 'File No. E/13 V. O. Correspondence Regarding Administration of Foreign Estates.'
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda and petitions regarding the estates of deceased people in Bahrain. The papers are mainly from petitioners on matters of inheritance, custody and the administration of foreign estates in Bahrain. The file also contains notes and r...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 19 Feb 1932-11 May 1934
Extent:: 1 file (44 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1907
Title:: File No. E/14 V. O. Miscellaneous Proclamations Received from the Bahrain Government.
Scope & Content:: The file contains notices relating to the registration of houses sold by the Bahrain Political Agency and Joint Courts respectively. The Land Settlement Department would issue the notices before registering the property in the name of the purchaser. The notices were intended to establish whether...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 28 Oct 1929-23 Mar 1950
Extent:: 1 file (116 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1908
Title:: File No. E/16 V. O. Correspondence Regarding Mortgages.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding mortgages in Bahrain, including a request from the Eastern Bank for information about the legal value of a deposit of title deeds. In turn, the Political Agency explains that the deposit of title deeds of immoveable property accompanied by a mortgage de...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 4 Jul 1932-20 Sep 1937
Extent:: 1 file (32 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1909
Title:: File No. E/17 V. O. Correspondence with the Adviser Regarding Runaway Bahrainis, Death of Bahraini occurring on board.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of memoranda and letters regarding murder and abduction cases concerning Bahraini subjects. The file also contains a report on the death of one Bahraini subject that occurred on board. The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agency, ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 16 Jan 1933-17 Jan 1950
Extent:: 1 file (23 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1910
Title:: File No. E/18 V. O. HEARING OF CASES AND TRIAL OF PERSONS BY WRONG COURT.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding three judicial cases in Bahrain: A group of men accused of robbery, including the case hearing minutes and witness statements A petition raised by an Iranian man who requested that his son be tried by the Political Agency Court rather than the Bahrain C...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 23 Aug 1933-27 Mar 1950
Extent:: 1 file (26 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1911
Title:: File No. E/19 V. O. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING LOCAL MURDER CASES.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence regarding the murder of a local Bahraini woman. The Political Agent was concerned about the number of similar cases in the past where murderers have not been punished. He recommended that a court be set for this case and strong action taken against the murderers,...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 16 Jun 1935-22 Dec 1935
Extent:: 1 file (9 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/2/1912
Title:: File No. E/20 V. O. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF ORPHANS.
Scope & Content:: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda, and proclamations regarding the establishment of a department for the purpose of administering the estates of orphans who have no legal guardians. The suggestion was agreed upon by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, the t...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 4 Apr 1937-25 Oct 1939
Extent:: 1 file (50 folios)

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