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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain, c 1926-c 1950

11. IOR/R/15/2/1191

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1191
Title:
File 5/9 Grant of Civil and Criminal Powers to the A.P.A. Bahrain. Corr. re:-
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the grant of civil and criminal powers to the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain ['A.P.A. Bahrain' in the file title] for the area covered by the Bahrain Order in Council, 1913 (which included Qatar and the Trucial Coast). The initials 'I.A.' (standing for Indian Assistant, Bah...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1934-23 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (211 folios)

12. IOR/R/15/2/1609

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1609
Title:
File 17/7 III Electric Installation Political Agency Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the supply and maintenance of electrical installations in the Bahrain Political Agency's buildings. Most of the file consists of correspondence between the Assistant Political Agent [Captain George Ashmead Cole; Captain Tom Hickinbotham; Captain Michael Gray Dixon] and the Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1934-2 Jul 1944
Extent:
1 file (192 folios)

13. IOR/R/15/2/1639

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1639
Title:
File 18/8 ‘Buildings:- Accommodation and furniture for A.P.A. (A.PA’s Furniture Fund) Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the residence of the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain. It includes correspondence concerning the following: The rental of the house The connection of the telephone system in the house The laying of a water pipe from the artesian well...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1934-1 Nov 1938
Extent:

1 file (262 folios)

14. IOR/R/15/2/1646

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1646
Title:
‘File 18/14 II Air Conditioning of Bahrain Agency.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to air conditioning for the Political Agency, Bahrain, and the Assistant Political Agent’s house. It includes correspondence regarding the purchase and installation of an air conditioning unit at the Political Agency, repairs to the air c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1947-23 Sep 1950
Extent:

1 file (147 folios)

15. 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)

16. IOR/R/15/2/1888

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1888
Title:
File C/3 Travelling allowance bills
Scope & Content:
The file contains numerous travelling allowance bills (certificates) submitted by staff either working for the Bahrain Political Agency or staff subordinate to it. The bills include particulars of journeys made and include information on the trips taken, their purpose, their cost, and the method...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1943-Mar 1945
Extent:
1 file (194 folios)

17. 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)

18. 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)