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81. IOR/R/15/2/1044

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1044
Title:
File 1/47 Recess for Clerical Staff
Scope & Content:
The file relates to recess (relocation on duty, mainly to Shiraz, to avoid the hot summer climate at Bahrain) for members of the Clerical staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain (excluding local, Arab, members of staff). The papers, which consist of correspondence, memoranda, and telegrams, cover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1943-23 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

82. IOR/R/15/2/1293

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1293
Title:
File 6/74 Death of Bahrainis abroad
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the deaths of Bahraini subjects in Iraq and Lebanon. Much of the correspondence is from British consular offices in Baghdad, Basra, and Beirut with enclosures from Iraqi governmental offices in Baghdad, Kerbala, and Basra. The letters, which give news ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1940-10 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

83. IOR/R/15/2/1356

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1356
Title:
File 10/20 Enquiries re: cement
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to imports of cement into Bahrain. The file includes enquiries from The Cement Marketing Company Ltd, London, about the amount of cement imported into Bahrain for each of the years 1929-1933, to which the Agency provided statistics in response. The enquiries were then disc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1931-17 Feb 1941
Extent:
1 file (66 folios)

84. IOR/R/15/2/1357

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1357
Title:
File 10/21 Enquiries re: sugar-beet
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to imports of sugar into Bahrain. The British Agent was keen to promote imports of British sugar beet into Bahrain in the face of foreign competition, particularly from Japan. The file includes a letter from the Political Agent (Percy Gordon Loch) to the Political Resident (Trench...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1932-12 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 file (88 folios)

85. IOR/R/15/2/1492

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1492
Title:
File 16/00 Letters of good offices
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding providing letters of good offices. These were sent between the Political Agents in Bahrain and Kuwait, the Residency Agent in Sharjah, merchants and rulers of the Gulf. The sender would raise a case to the recipient and ask for his help mostly in mediat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
22 Mar 1928-5 Nov 1931
Extent:
1 file (136 folios)

86. IOR/R/15/2/991

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/991
Title:
File 1/7 II Office Orders
Scope & Content:
The file consists of copies of Office Orders, both those issued by the Political Agency, Bahrain in its own right, and those issued by the British Residency and Consulate General, Bushire, and then forwarded to the Bahrain Agency amongst other British agencies and consulates. The Orders cover the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1942-10 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (94 folios)

87. IOR/R/15/2/1196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1196
Title:
File 5/13 Miscellaneous Judicial Enquiries
Scope & Content:
The file contains enquiries received by the Political Agent, Bahrain on miscellaneous judicial matters. The enquiries are from individuals, companies, and government bodies, and are accompanied by the Political Agent's replies. The file includes correspondence from the Adviser to the Government ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1936-5 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

88. IOR/R/15/2/1301

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1301
Title:
File 6/82 Rent Control
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, government proclamations and regulations concerning rent control in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Political Residency in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1943-24 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (283 folios)

89. IOR/R/15/2/1088, f 190a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1088, f 190a
Title:
M. Y. Petanga
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: This image shows the single screw motor yacht (‘M. Y.’) Petanga, built in 1941, at anchor at an unknown location. The image was appended to a description of the yacht provided by Gosport Yacht & Marine Agency, Portsmouth (folio 191). According to folios 190 and 196-7, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1941-48
Extent:
1 b&w photographic print

90. IOR/R/15/2/1537, f 3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1537, f 3
Title:
‘Christian Cemetery at Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Undated and unsigned plan of the Christian Cemetery at Bahrain. The plan, which is annotated with dimensions expressed in imperial feet, indicates with solid red lines the perimeter of the cemetery. Inside the cemetery area, graves and paths are marked, as is a circular feature, coloured blue, wh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
?1933
Extent:
1 plan