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481. IOR/R/15/2/1404

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1404
Title:
‘File 13/7 Visits of individuals to Nejd Territory Correspondence re:’
Scope & Content:
The file contains requests from a few individuals to the Political Agent, Bahrain for: approval of their plans to travel to Saudi Arabia; provision of letters of introduction; help in obtaining permission from the ruler or other relevant Arab authorities in the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz. The fi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1927-17 Sep 1930
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

482. IOR/R/15/2/1565

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1565
Title:
‘File 16/54 School for the Children of Indian Communities in Bahrain.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, chiefly exchanged between the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban) and the Government of Bahrain (represented by the Adviser to Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) on proposals to establish a school for Indian children in Bahrain. The corresp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1941-16 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

483. IOR/R/15/2/1574

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1574
Title:
‘File No. 16/62 Shortage of meat and vegetables etc supplies in the Bazzar’
Scope & Content:
A single piece of correspondence, a letter from D Ham, Manager of the Bahrain branch of Eastern Bank Limited, to the Political Agent at Bahrain, dated 14 August 1944 (folio 2). Ham writes that his staff complain of having been unable to obtain meat in the bazaar for a fortnight, and asks if essen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1944-20 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

484. IOR/R/15/2/1692

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1692
Title:
File 22/3 II Daily readings of maximum and minimum temperatures, humidity, etc.
Scope & Content:
Most of the papers in the file are statistical report sheets containing data about weather conditions in Bahrain. In addition to the weather data reports, other items in the file include a letter from Petroleum Concessions Ltd (PCL) to the Political Agency in Bahrain, dated June 1945, requesting...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1944-18 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (291 folios)

485. IOR/R/15/2/1802

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1802
Title:
File 36/68 Import of Hardware from U.S.A. & U.K.
Scope & Content:
This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to the importation of hardware including nails, water cisterns and lanterns from various supplie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1944-27 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

486. IOR/R/15/2/1813

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1813
Title:
File 36/103 Requirements of Trucial Coast from the United Kingdom during 1946
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the requirements of imports from the UK that were needed in the Trucial Coast for the year 1946. The correspondence is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Residency Agent in Sharjah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1945-4 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

487. IOR/R/15/2/966

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/966
Title:
File 1/1 IV Appointment and transfer of Political Agents (Leave, Pay, Allowances): Major R G Alban CBE, Mr E B Wakefield ICS, Major T Hickinbotham
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the appointment and transfer of the following Political Agents, Bahrain: Major Reginald George Evelyn William Alban (served 18 October 1940 to 16 January 1942); Edward Birkbeck Wakefield (served 16 January 1942 to 7 October 1943); and Major Tom Hickinbotham (from 7 October 1943...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1940-29 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (369 folios)

488. IOR/R/15/2/984

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/984
Title:
File 1/6 I Appointment, Transfer etc. of Political Residents and Gazetted Officers Serving under him in the Persian Gulf: Correspondence re
Scope & Content:
The papers consist mainly of express letters, circular letters, memoranda, notices, and telegrams announcing postings, leave, and transfers of Political Residents in the Persian Gulf. The notifications were sent to other senior British officials in the Persian Gulf, Middle East, India, and Londo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1926-22 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (261 folios)

489. IOR/R/15/2/1408

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1408
Title:
‘File 13/18 ILLEGAL TRAVELLING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE AMIR OF JAALAN, - BENI BU ALI, TO MUSCAT SUBJECTS.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire; the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Passport Officer, Bahrain; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The correspondence contains reports of three instances where Arab and Indian travellers used an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1929-10 Mar 1949
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

490. IOR/R/15/2/1693

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1693
Title:
File 23/1 Acquisition of property in Bahrain by Shaikh Muhammad ibn `Isa Al Khalifa; Hindu Bathing Pool
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Political Agent (Colonel Barrett, from November 1927 to April 1929), representatives of the Hindu community in Manama, and the Khalifa ruling family. The correspondence refers to the ownership and use of freshwater pools (referred to as chauch...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
12 Nov 1928-6 May 1929
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)