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1921. IOR/R/15/6/468

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/468
Title:
File No: 19/3-G Name: Boarding of Star of Mex (by Arabs)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding an incident in which an Egyptian-owned merchant vessel named Star of Mexico ran ashore at Ras al Hadd and was reportedly boarded and 'looted' by locals. The correspondence discusses the initial incident and events subsequent to it, including attempts t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1947-30 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (125 folios)

1922. IOR/R/15/1/223

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/223
Title:
File 5/191 III Individual slavery cases
Scope & Content:
Twenty cases relating to individuals and small groups, kidnapped or transported from Baluchistan or India, to the Trucial Coast, in particular Dubai. Some of the cases are straightforward and involve the appearance or retrieval of slaves in the Dubai area, often initiated by the Sharjah Residenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1927-21 Jul 1929
Extent:

1 volume (435 folios)

1923. IOR/R/15/1/336

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/336
Title:
File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
This volume contains detailed discussions regarding the proposed British reforms in Bahrain. The documents discuss the attitude of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa towards the reforms and the role of his sons Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The oppression of the Shia com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1922-23 Jul 1923
Extent:
1 volume (234 folios)

1924. IOR/R/15/1/340

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/340
Title:
File 19/165 IV (C 57) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
The file contains material regarding a number of topics including the status of Bahrain following the social and economic reforms that were implemented by the British during the preceding years, the geo-strategic rationale behind Britain's interest in maintaining its dominant position in the cou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1927-30 Apr 1930
Extent:
1 file (219 folios)

1925. IOR/R/15/1/440

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/440
Title:
Muscat, Sultan's visit to Europe, 1928
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the visit of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] to Europe where he intended to visit England and France. The visit was primarily for medical reasons for the treatment of chronic appendicitis, detailed in medical reports contained in the file. He desired to be a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1928-16 Nov 1928
Extent:
1 volume (95 folios)

1926. IOR/R/15/2/147

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/147
Title:
File 1/A/13 III [TRANSHIPMENT] DUES BAHRAIN.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the shipping of goods direct to the mainland of Saudi Arabia by way of Bahrain; the question of the imposition by Bahrain of transit dues on such goods; and the effect of these transit dues on relations between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Britain. The correspondence is mainly be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1934-20 Oct 1935
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

1927. IOR/R/15/2/152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/152
Title:
File 1/A/25 I Broadcasting Soviet
Scope & Content:
The file deals with wireless broadcasting to Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein), particularly the start of the Arabic service by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in January 1938. The papers also have much information about broadcasting to Kuwait and other parts of the Persian Gulf. The co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1933-5 Jul 1938
Extent:
1 volume (315 folios)

1928. IOR/R/15/2/153

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/153
Title:
File 1/A/25 II BROADCASTING - PUBLICITY
Scope & Content:
The file concerns Arabic language broadcasting by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Bahrain. The papers also cover the impact of broadcasting in the region generally, particularly Kuwait, Muscat, and Sharjah. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1938-3 May 1939
Extent:
1 volume (380 folios)

1929. IOR/R/15/2/198

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/198
Title:
4/1 Bahrain State Finances 4
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1359-1363AH (1941-1945). These records include details of the expenditu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1940-24 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (270 folios)

1930. IOR/R/15/2/359

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/359
Title:
File 9/11 Smuggling of Arms
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters sent and received by the Political Agency at Bahrain, the other Political Agencies in the Persian Gulf, the India Office in London and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, concerning the smuggling of arms and ammunitions from the Arab side of the Gulf into Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1934-24 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 volume (270 folios)

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