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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, 1926-1957

161. IOR/R/15/2/1823

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1823
Title:
‘Bahrain Church File (correspondence with Bishop in Jerusalem)’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the establishment of, and raising of funds for the construction of, an Anglican church in Manama, Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); the Bishop of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1943-23 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)

162. IOR/R/15/2/1824

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1824
Title:
File A 1/J I Correspondence of the Adviser
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers and correspondence sent between the Political Agency and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) between 1935 and 1945, relating to civil and criminal court cases in Bahrain. The cases raised include property theft (folios 26-29), disputes o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1935-31 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (102 folios)

163. IOR/R/15/2/1862

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1862
Title:
‘File B/6 Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Political Agent, Muscat’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the settlement of various civil claims referred to the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, chiefly by Omani subjects in disputes over money with relatives or associates currently living and working in Bahrain and Sharjah. There are also attempts by t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1931-29 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 file (143 folios)

164. IOR/R/15/2/1892

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1892
Title:
File D/1 J (A/8) ORDERS OF PROHIBITION and deportation PASSED AGAINST VARIOUS PERSONS
Scope & Content:
This file largely consists of orders of prohibition and deportation (and in one particular case, a revocation order) passed, under various sections of the Bahrain Order-in-Council, by the District Court, Bahrain (and signed either by the Political Agent, Bahrain, usually in his capacity as Distr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1937-12 Nov 1938
Extent:

1 file (167 folios)

165. IOR/R/15/2/1893

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1893
Title:
File D/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Basrah
Scope & Content:
This file largely consists of correspondence between the British Consul, Basra, and the Political Agent, Bahrain, regarding Bahraini citizens residing in Iraq. Most of the file is concerned with requests for the Political Agent's assistance, made by the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citiz...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

166. IOR/R/15/2/1894

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1894
Title:
File D/3 Correspondence with Aden regarding Miscellaneous Matters
Scope & Content:
This file concerns an Aden-born twenty-five year old woman, Mariam bint Ahmed, and requests – made both by her brothers in Aden and by her Bahraini husband's son in Bahrain – for her to be repatriated to Aden. Mariam bint Ahmed's divorce, her former husband's death, and her unwillingness to retu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 May 1933-16 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

167. IOR/R/15/2/1895

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1895
Title:
File No. E/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Adviser, to the Bahrain Government.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence mainly in the form of petitions raised by local residents, shop owners, merchants, as well as foreign subjects of Bahrain. These cover various issues including debt recovery, marriage between Shia and Sunni Muslims, land ownership, and inheritance. The petitions ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1919-22 Jan 1950
Extent:
1 file (256 folios)

168. IOR/R/15/2/1896

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1896
Title:
File No. E/2 V. O. Correspondence with the ADVISER and the BAHRAIN COURTS on Judicial Matters.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of proclamations, memoranda, reports on judicial matters and petitions. Petitions were raised by local residents, land and property owners or heirs, as well as by foreign residents of Bahrain. The petitions cover topics such as registration or sale of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1929-9 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (283 folios)

169. IOR/R/15/2/1897

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1897
Title:
File No. E/3 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Commandant of Police, Bahrain.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda, petitions and proclamations. A few issues are raised in the correspondence including cases of robbery, alcohol production, complaints by locals against the police for illegally detaining them in the police lock-up, and complaint...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1926-11 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (81 folios)

170. IOR/R/15/2/1900

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1900
Title:
File No. E/6 Vol. II Correspondence re Senior Joint Court.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and memoranda regarding the Senior Joint Courts in Bahrain. Most of the letters are from the Political Agency in Bahrain to the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa informing him whether the court will be held or not. Shaikh Ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1936-2 May 1942
Extent:
1 file (96 folios)