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1111. IOR/R/15/2/637

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/637
Title:
File 24/10 John Hinsler
Scope & Content:
The file contains only four documents, all dating from October 1946. There is a letter and enclosure from the British Embassy in Baghdad to the Political Agent, Bahrain asking him to take temporary custody of a seemingly harmless destitute calling himself John Hinsler, who had been detained in Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1946-15 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

1112. IOR/R/15/2/917

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/917
Title:
File No. 1/3 CIRCULARS & OFFICE ORDERS received from RESIDENCY.
Scope & Content:
The file comprises circulars and notifications issued by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, primarily to the political agents at Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait. The circulars include instructions on how different types of correspondence should be addressed so that they reach their appropria...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1933-19 Jan 1949
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

1113. IOR/R/15/2/1032

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1032
Title:
File 1/40 Fourth Clerk, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the position of Fourth Clerk at the Bahrain Political Agency and the service of individuals holding that position. The papers, which consist of correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, office orders, last pay certificates and notes, cover the following topics: appointment; leave;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1938-10 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (216 folios)

1114. IOR/R/15/2/1033

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1033
Title:
File 1/41 Stenographer, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file covers the service of persons holding the position of Confidential Stenographer (and Officiating Confidential Stenographer) of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, certificates and official notices, and include papers relating to leave, travel, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1939-13 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

1115. 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)

1116. IOR/R/15/2/1579

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1579
Title:
‘File 16/67 Publicity Dodge Truck’
Scope & Content:
Two items of correspondence with file notes, concerning the use of a Dodge truck belonging to the Public Relations Office in the Persian Gulf. The first letter states that the truck be used exclusively by the cinema operator and for broadcasting (folio 2). The second letter prohibits the truck’s ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1945-14 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

1117. IOR/R/15/2/1839

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1839
Title:
File A/2 (4A II) Slavery: cases received from Muscat for investigation
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to two manumission cases originating with the Political Agency in Muscat. Case number 1 is a straightforward case (folios 6-12) involving a male slave who has absconded to Muscat, and includes a copy of the manumission statement sent by the Muscat Agency t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1946-24 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (31 folios)

1118. IOR/R/15/2/1957

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1957
Title:
File J/47 Orders issued by Political Agent under King's Regulations
Scope & Content:
This file contains orders issued by the Political Agent in Bahrain that regulate trade, customs duties, profit margins, and penalties on infringement of such trade regulations collectively known as the Kings Regulation No. 1. In addition to lists of goods subject to particular regulatory taxes or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1947-25 Aug 1951
Extent:
1 file (47 folios)

1119. IOR/R/15/2/1976

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1976
Title:
File K/22 Acquisition of landed property by foreigners in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file is divided into a series of court cases initiated as a result of the enactment of the Bahrain Nationality Law of 1937. Because the law made ownership of immovable property by foreign subjects illegal or difficult, many property owners either sold or claimed disputed property they wished...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1937-23 Jan 1939
Extent:
1 file (221 folios)

1120. IOR/R/15/6/21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/21
Title:
Al Janabah and other tribes rising against the Sultan - 1898
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to the rebellion instigated by the Jenebeh Tribe of Sur in Oman against the authority of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Turkee bin Faisal, in 1898. The letters are mostly exchanges on the evolving political situation in 1898 between the Political Agent in Muscat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1898-5 Apr 1910
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

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