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1. IOR/R/15/2/838-845

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/838-845
Title:
File 34: Education
Scope & Content:
The Education subject files contain correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain and Kuwait. The correspondence in the files discusses the role and activities of the British Council in the region, the recruitment of an educational advisor in Bahrain, the enrolment of Kuwaiti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1939-1949
Extent:
8 files and volumes (779 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/840

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/840
Title:
File 34/2 II Director of Education, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the possibility of the Bahrain Government funding the appointment of an Educational Adviser in Bahrain. The file also contains correspondence that discusses broader educational issues including British officials' concern ove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1947-11 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/839

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/839
Title:
File 34/2 I Director of Education at Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding their attempts to appoint a Director of Education in Bahrain to replace the outgoing director F James Wakelin, a secondee from the British Council. Much of the correspondence is between British officials in the Gulf and Brit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1944-18 Jun 1947
Extent:
1 volume (222 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/845

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/845
Title:
File 34/8 British Council Visitors for U.K.
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a visit to the UK made by Shaikh Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, the Superintendent of the Bahrain Police Force. The programme of events arranged for Shaikh Khalifa during the visit - which was organised and paid for by the Br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1948-26 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (32 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/838

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/838
Title:
File 34/1 II (4/16 B) Bahrain Schools
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding education in Bahrain and Kuwait including discussions concerning the Bahrain Technical School. Much of the correspondence concerns the role of the British Council in supporting educational activities in the two countries inc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1944-17 Jul 1948
Extent:
1 file (237 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/844

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/844
Title:
File 34/6 Training of Women Teachers in Iraq for the Bahrain Government
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a proposal to send Bahraini women to a teacher-training school in Iraq. The correspondence identifies the Queen Aliyah institute in Baghdad as being the best such school in Iraq.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1947-12 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/842

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/842
Title:
File 34/4 (4/23) Hostel for Bahrain Students in Cairo
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the establishment of a hostel in Cairo for students from Bahrain and Kuwait with the assistance of the British Council. The correspondence discusses the rationale for establishing the hostel and the costs and practicalities ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1945-23 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/843

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/843
Title:
File 34/5 Correspondence Regarding Salaries, Leave etc., of Egyptian and Syrian Teachers in Employment of the Bahrain Govt
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials that relates to administrative matters concerning the hiring, pay and travel (to/from Bahrain) of Egyptian and Syrian teachers employed by the Government of Bahrain. Of particular interest are the following: Correspondence between Bri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1946-17 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (102 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/841

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/841
Title:
File 34/3 (4/15) Training of Arab pupils from Kuwait in the Bahrain Technical School
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the entrance of Kuwaiti students to the Bahrain Technical School on scholarships given by the Kuwait Oil Company. Much of the correspondence is with Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, adviser to the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1939-10 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (115 folios)