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711. IOR/R/15/2/1197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1197
Title:
File 5/14 Judicial Powers of the Judicial Assistant to the Political Agent, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The word 'Indian' before 'Assistant' has been crossed out in the title of the file and replaced with the word 'Judicial'. The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf concerning the grant of judicial powers (civil and crimi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1936-18 Jul 1949
Extent:
1 file (110 folios)

712. IOR/R/15/2/1236

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1236
Title:
File 6/21 Proposed return of Shaikh Khallaf, late Shea [Shī‘a] Qadhi of Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the discussion over the proposed return of a Shī‘a judge and cleric, Shaikh Khallaf bin Ahmad al-Asfour. The discussion was triggered by a petition from Shī‘a village headmen, presented to the Political Agent, Bahrain, that called for his return from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 May 1929-30 Dec 1933
Extent:
1 file (45 folios)

713. IOR/R/15/2/1239

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1239
Title:
File 6/24 Correspondence re sending Rais-i-Police Haji Salman, for practical training in India
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Political Agent, Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior), Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and Government of Bombay (Ho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1928-20 Nov 1929
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

714. IOR/R/15/2/1280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1280
Title:
File 6/61 Fire extinguisher required for the Bahrain Municipality and fire accidents in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the need for a new fire extinguisher by the Manama Municipality. The correspondence is between the Political Agent, Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior followed by Lieutenant Percy Gordon Loch), the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bushi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1932-4 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

715. IOR/R/15/2/1365

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1365
Title:
File 11/1 Correspondence re - SLAVE TRAFFIC AND Kidnapping etc: of Slaves (including Proclamations)
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of covering letters and extracts of the 1873 Slave Trade Proclamation sent between 1926 and 1938. The letters were sent by Political Residency staff to British representatives in the political agencies in Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait. The file contains five copies of the ex...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, and Urdu
Date Range:
20 Apr 1926-13 Feb 1938
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

716. IOR/R/15/2/1426

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1426
Title:
File 14/11 I Re: Security, Deposit, Accounts etc in the Post Office Savings Bank; Rules
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Finance Department of the Government of India, the British Residency at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Agent at Muscat, and the Sub-Postmaster at Bahrain. The Finance Department of the Government of India asks for views on secur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1940-24 Jun 1944
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

717. IOR/R/15/2/1517

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1517
Title:
‘File 16/21 Miscellaneous. Supply of drinking water for the Agency etc.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the supply of fresh water at the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent or Assistant Political Agent at Bahrain (numerous incumbents); the Clerk-in-Charge of the British Naval Base at Jufair [Al Jufayr]; the Senior Nav...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1929-28 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (328 folios)

718. IOR/R/15/2/1521

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1521
Title:
‘File 16/23-IV Payment of Military Pensions from Bahrain Treasury and Correspondence relating them’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, statements, forms, lists and other papers relating to the transfer to and from, and payment of military pensions from the Bahrain Treasury. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘16/23-III Miscellaneous – Payments of Military Pension from the Bahrain Treasury and oth...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1945-4 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (270 folios)

719. IOR/R/15/2/1525

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1525
Title:
‘File 16/28 II Miscellaneous assistance given to Persons other than Govt servants for Passages etc’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to requests for assistance received at the Political Agency, from individuals not employed by or associated with the British Government. A large proportion of the requests come from Indians employed in Bahrain who, as British subjects, request assistance in various matter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1941-1 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (246 folios)

720. IOR/R/15/2/1617

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1617
Title:
File 17/15 Government property: advances for the purchase and upkeep of cars
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding the financial arrangements and rules for purchasing motor cars for the use of Government Officials in the Persian Gulf. Comprising: correspondence regarding the need for motor cars, interest to be repaid on advances, and repayment schedules, between: the Political Agent in the P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1933-25 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 file (305 folios)