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151. IOR/R/15/2/601-604

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/601-604
Title:
File 20 Slavery: Slave Trade in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
These slavery files consist of confidential correspondence sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, relating to the nature and extent of slavery and the slave trade in the Gulf region. The files contain: reports and statistical data on the slave trade, gathered for the League of Nations ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1931-1949
Extent:
4 files and volumes (1176 folios)

152. IOR/R/15/2/646

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/646
Title:
27/2 I Etiquette
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to the etiquette of various social occasions involving British officials in the Gulf, members of Gulf ruling families and visiting dignitaries. There are numerous seating plans for dinner parties as well as Christmas greetings and lists of expenditures ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1933-29 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 file (206 folios)

153. IOR/R/15/2/1954

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1954
Title:
File J/34 'Correspondence with Defence Office on Judicial Matters'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the jurisdiction of military staff to imprison or detain military personnel in civil prisons. Several folios in the middle of the file (4-9) pertain to one such case in Bahrain with regards to soldiers from the Indian Army stationed at Bahrain during 1941.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1941-22 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

154. IOR/R/15/5/59-71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/59-71
Title:
File 22: Kuwait's relations with other Powers
Scope & Content:
The Kuwait subject files (22: Kuwait's relations with other powers) cover a wide range of topics relating to Kuwait's relations with other powers and include correspondence regarding: Kuwait's relations with Bahrain; a distinctive design for Kuwait's flag; the status of Kuwait and negotiations ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1904-1925
Extent:
13 files (1630 folios)

155. IOR/R/15/5/365-398

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/365-398
Title:
Miscellaneous official and non-official printed material
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series consists of official and some non-official printed material collected at the Kuwait Agency, presumably for reference purposes. The material includes dictionaries, gazetteers, travel diaries, reports, indexes, and manuals.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
1829-1940
Extent:
58 files and volumes

156. IOR/Z/R/15/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/Z/R/15/1/7
Title:
‘Introductory Guide to the Government of India filing system’
Scope & Content:
The introductory guide, of which there are three identical copies in the file, comprises a set of explanatory notes describing the filing system used by the Government of India from the eighteenth century until 1948, followed by a subject index. The notes describe the arrangement and custodial ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1948-1953]
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)

157. IOR/R/15/2/65 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/65 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File 27 Al Khalifa Family
Scope & Content:
The records consist of one file only. This relates to the succession to Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa [‘Isá bin ‘Ali Al Khalifah] in Bahrain in 1914-17, and the recognition of his son Hamad as successor.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1901-1917
Extent:
1 file (132 folios)

158. IOR/R/15/2/1955

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1955
Title:
File J/36 'Correspondence received from outside Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence with claimants of funds and estates from outside Bahrain, but who either have relations in Bahrain or used to reside there as foreign subjects. Most papers relate to civil cases of divorce and inheritance, primarily between Bahrain, Iran and India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1946-17 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

159. IOR/Z/R/15/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/Z/R/15/1/4
Title:
‘Original C.O. [Confidential Office] File Register’
Scope & Content:
The volume is an index of those files created by staff at the Persian Gulf Residency, that came under the jurisdiction of the Confidential Office of the Residency. Under each subject heading, the subject number, file number and title of the file is listed. A note at the front of the volume (fol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1948]
Extent:
1 volume (123 folios)

160. IOR/R/15/6/84, 107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/84, 107
Title:
APPENDIX F
Scope & Content:
Map of Masira Island [Masirah Island xx Jazīrat Maşīrah], Oman. The map highlights the petrol stores, and the RAF and BOAC buildings which have been constructed at Ras Hilf. It also highlights the alighting area and Um Ras village at Um Rasas. The map is prepared by G S Cooper, Civil Engineer, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942
Extent:
1 map

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