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551. IOR/R/15/2/159, f 28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/159, f 28
Title:
'70. X. 14. F.P. AMBAK RUINS. LOOKING S.S.W'
Scope & Content:
Oblique photograph taken in the course of an aerial reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 11 October 1935 by Squadron Leader J H Dand, Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, Hinaidi. There is a report on the reconnaissance at IOR/R/15/2/159, folios 18-20. Inscribed: 800 feet.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1935
Extent:
1 black and white photograph

552. IOR/R/15/2/160, f 135

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/160, f 135
Title:
Jabal NAKHSH taken from North from 1/4 mile distance on Mica hill
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Jabal Nakhsh in Qatar. The title is inscribed on the verso of the item. The photograph was sent by Ernest Vincent Packer, Manager, Petroleum Concessions Limited, Bahrain to Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Political Resident, Bahrain. Packer's covering letter, dated 17 March 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938?
Extent:
1 black and white photograph

553. IOR/R/15/2/260, f 179v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/260, f 179v
Title:
A tracing of Arabic plan showing plot of land at Juffair acquired by the British Government for Naval Base
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Copied in Air Headquarters, Iraq at Hinaidi. A tracing of Arabic plan relating to the deed of purchase for the land designated for the Naval Base situated at Ras Al Jufair about 3 miles south of Manamah. The extent of the land shown in red, properties labelled with owners...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1934
Extent:
1 map

554. IOR/R/15/2/271, f 106

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/271, f 106
Title:
‘R.A.F. Landing Ground and the village of Dair in the Island of Moharaq. Plan A’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Blueprint prepared in the Land Department showing Al Dair village with properties labelled for reference and owners’ names given. Includes additions in black ink, and yellow and red crayon indicating the proposed development with approximate dimensions reported. Inscript...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938
Extent:
1 map

555. IOR/R/15/2/606

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/606
Title:
'21/2 TAXES IN QATAR'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns protests by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited to the British Political Agent at Bahrain regarding the plan of Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, the Ruler of Qatar, to impose a system of taxation on its employees and the question of whether this breaches Article 10 of the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1940-9 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

556. IOR/R/15/2/289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/289
Title:
‘File 7/27 Closing down of Royal Air Force station, Muharraq in 1947 and arrangements for maintaining and servicing Muharraq aerodrome’
Scope & Content:
The file’s correspondence and other papers relate to the cessation of Royal Air Force (RAF) activities at Muharraq, as well as at Sharjah. Correspondence takes place between the Political Resident and Political Agent, and various representatives of the RAF and civil aviation authorities. The corr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1947-17 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

557. IOR/R/15/2/821

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/821
Title:
File 32/13 (1 B/3) Payment of a Proportion of Visa Fees Collected by Consular Officers to the Bahrain Government
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from Claud Cranbrook Lewis deGrenier (on behalf of the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain) to the Political Agency in Bahrain in which he inquires whether visa fees for entry to Bahrain that are collected outside of the country should be remitted to the Government o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1934-9 Sep 1934
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

558. IOR/R/15/2/139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/139
Title:
File 1/A/1 I Stamps and Postage; Relations with Persia
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the issue in Bahrain, at the request of the Ruler of Bahrain, of Indian postage stamps bearing the surcharge 'Bahrain' (i.e. overprinted with the word 'Bahrain') and the response of the Persian Government in view of Persia's claim to Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly betwe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
8 Oct 1932-11 May 1935
Extent:
1 volume (267 folios)

559. IOR/R/15/2/146

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/146
Title:
File 1/A/13 II TRANSHIPMENT OF CARGO & TRANSIT DUES
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the transhipment of cargo in Bahrain (also referred to as Bahrein) territorial waters, the collection by Bahrain of transit dues on cargoes, and relations between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Britain. The correspondence is principally between the Political Agent, Bahrain (Lieute...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1933-28 Dec 1934
Extent:
1 volume (310 folios)

560. IOR/R/15/2/149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/149
Title:
File 1/A/23 I Activities of the Persian Navy
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the seizure of, or interference with, Arab merchant vessels (dhows, jolly-boats, booms) by ships of the Iranian Navy, and the Iranian (often referred to as the Persian) authorities. The pretext was generally the prevention of smuggling. The correspondence is mainly between the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
8 May 1933-5 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 volume (254 folios)

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