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1. IOR/R/15/1/321

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/321
Title:
File 19/109 IV (C 28) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers
Scope & Content:
File contains correspondence regarding the access requirements of Persians entering Bahrain (from Persia), correspondence regarding reports of Bahrainis resident in Persia being pressured to adopt Persian nationality and several discussions related to the logistics and legality of travel in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
31 Oct 1925-31 Aug 1929
Extent:
1 volume (298 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/324

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/324
Title:
File 19/109 VII (C 59) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers
Scope & Content:
The file is a collection of correspondence between British officials in London, Delhi, Bushire and Bahrain. The bulk of the correspondence relates to reports that Bahrain nationals resident in Gusba in Persia were being forced by the Persian government to forego their Bahraini nationality and ad...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1933-30 Apr 1935
Extent:
1 volume (242 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/327

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/327
Title:
File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence that relates primarily to Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and an Egyptian individual referred to as Mullah Hafiz (Hafidh). Abdullah's responsibility for a number of abuses committed against the native population of Bahrain (the Baharna) is discussed as is Ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1922-17 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/334

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/334
Title:
File 19/163 I (C 33) Bin Saud's relations with Shaikh of Bahrain. Nejdi Agent's activities in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains documents regarding relations between the British, Bin Saud and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa between 1923 and 1931. The documents discuss the Persian-Nejdi violence that occurred in Bahrain in 1923, the activities and expulsion of Bin Saud's agent in Bahrain (Abdullah Al ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1923-31 Jul 1931
Extent:
1 volume (201 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/336

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/336
Title:
File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
This volume contains detailed discussions regarding the proposed British reforms in Bahrain. The documents discuss the attitude of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa towards the reforms and the role of his sons Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The oppression of the Shia com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1922-23 Jul 1923
Extent:
1 volume (234 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/338

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/338
Title:
File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the finances of Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the activities of Khalifa bin Hamad (who visited King Faysal in Iraq), Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s desire to expel three tribal individuals from Bahrain, the idea for the formation of a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1923-31 Dec 1923
Extent:

1 volume (233 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/342

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/342
Title:
‘File 19/169 I (C 26) Relations Between Sunnis and Shi'ites in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
A collection of letters that discuss relations between the Sunni and Shia communities in Bahrain. Specifically, the letters discuss a series of attacks on Shia villagers by Sunnis (including members of the Al Khalifa family), the difficulties involved in pressuring Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalif...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1923-12 Jul 1928
Extent:
1 file (226 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/343

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/343
Title:
File 19/169 II (C 76) Agitation in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
A collection of correspondence that primarily relates to agitation that took place in Bahrain between 1935 and 1938. The main topics discussed are the reform of Shia religious courts in Bahrain, the factors involved in the unrest, a brief history of the Baharnah (the Shia community in Bahrain), ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1935-27 Dec 1938
Extent:
1 volume (247 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/23
Title:
Oppression of Shiah Subjects, Bahrain by members of Ruling Family
Scope & Content:
The file consists of the following papers: transcript of a statement made by a Shiah Bahrein [Bahrain] pearl merchant, in which he accuses members of the family of the Sheikh of Bahrain, especially his sons, of conducting a secret persecution against members of the Shiah community. The merchant...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1920-21 Sep 1920
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/131
Title:
File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The volume contains printed copies of Government of India confidential correspondence, relating to the Bahrain reforms. The majority of the letters contained in volume are printed copies of correspondence originally sent to the Government of India either by the Political Resident in the Persian ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1921-27 Jul 1924
Extent:
1 volume (98 folios)