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1571. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 111v-112

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 111v-112
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledges instructions to provide an annual supply of native sulphur for the use of the Madras Government. William Bruce reports that the working of the mines in the Dashtee [Dashti] district has been interrupted by conflict in that region. He goes on to state that a supply of sulphur i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1572. IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 133v-134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, ff 133v-134
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter concerns Government commands for documents relating to the former Marine Agent, Stephen Watson Henshaw, including an account current covering the period of his employment, and an account current for a consignment of arrack. William Bruce reports that he has called on Henshaw to draw up the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1814
Extent:
2 folios

1573. IOR/R/15/1/104

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/104
Title:
Vol 147 Letters inward
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters received by Captain Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, in 1844. Most letters are from British naval officers in the Persian Gulf Squadron, reporting on maritime affairs along the Trucial Coast in 1844 (folios 2-3, 7-14, 16-21, 37...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
13 Feb 1844-24 Dec 1844
Extent:
1 file (48 folios)

1574. IOR/R/15/1/225

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/225
Title:
File 5/193 I (B 23) Slavery in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The volume contains confidential correspondence related to specific cases of slavery. The key correspondents in the volume are the Political Resident of the Persian Gulf (a post occupied by six incumbents during the time frame covered), and Government of India and Foreign Office officials in Ind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
28 Apr 1924-12 Nov 1929
Extent:

1 volume (216 folios)

1575. IOR/R/15/1/310

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/310
Title:
File 18/172 (C 96) Trial of Charles Minnick, American Subject
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the subject's arrest and sentencing to one year's imprisonment for the theft of 20 tyres from a store belonging to the Bahrain Petroleum Company. The file includes papers relating to the subject's request to be allowed to serve his sentence in the United States; his complaints...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1945-1 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 volume (90 folios)

1576. IOR/R/15/1/356

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/356
Title:
File 19/191 I (C 27) Bahrain, Persian Claim To
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Bushire, Bahrain and India regarding the Persian government's claim of sovereignty over the island of Bahrain. The broader historical context of Persia's claim to the territory is outlined in detail in the documents. The likelihood ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
20 May 1927-17 Nov 1928
Extent:
1 volume (235 folios)

1577. IOR/R/15/1/357

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/357
Title:
File 19/191 II (C 38) Bahrain, Persian Claim To
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the Persian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain. Specifically, the file contains correspondence concerning a (failed) attempt by the Persian Inspector General of Customs to land at Bahrain, discussions as to whether Persia should be allowed...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
7 Jan 1929-24 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 volume (214 folios)

1578. IOR/R/15/1/359

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/359
Title:
File 19/191 IV (C 103) Bahrain, Persian Claim To
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the Persian government's claim to sovereignty over the territory of Bahrain. The file contains documents that discuss whether or not Bahrain could be considered formally part of the British Empire, translations of a number of newspaper articles concer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
31 Jan 1935-13 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (336 folios)

1579. IOR/R/15/1/366

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/366
Title:
File 19/212 III (C 58) Bahrain Transhipment of Cargo
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding Bahrain's transit dues. The correspondence discusses negotiations with Saudi Arabia concerning transit fees and trade with Bahrain and the likelihood and possible impact (upon Bahrain) of the Saudi Arabian Government developin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1934-14 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 volume (209 folios)

1580. IOR/R/15/1/367

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/367
Title:
File 19/212 IV (C 63) Bahrain Transit Dues
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials, the government of Bahrain and a Saudi delegation concerning the levy of transit and re-export duties between the Hasa Coast and Bahrain. The correspondence also discusses the broader context of Anglo-Saudi relations and shipping issu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1935-9 Mar 1936
Extent:
1 volume (215 folios)

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