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1. IOR/R/15/2/1807

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1807
Title:
File 36/75 Import of Cars from U.S.A.
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the Political Agency in Bahrain requesting permission on behalf of the country's ruler, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, to import cars from the USA. Also contained in the file are a number of letter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1945-12 May 1946
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1816

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1816
Title:
File 36/106 III Allotment Register of Cars of 1947
Scope & Content:
This file contains lists of the allocation of car imports from the United States into Bahrain for the year 1947, as determined by the Political Agency. The lists are divided up by different car manufacturers including Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler/Dodge and Buick.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1815

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1815
Title:
File 36/106 III Control of Motor Vehicles in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the importation of cars into Bahrain. This correspondence, some of which is in Arabic, primarily consists of letters to the Political Agency in Bahrain from local merchants, members of the ruling family, and other residents requesting permission to imp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1948-19 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (282 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1790

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1790
Title:
File 36/45 Applications for Assistance to Export Machinery & Cars from U.S.A. & U.K.
Scope & Content:
This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to importing machinery and car parts from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the United...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1943-24 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (285 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1780

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1780
Title:
File 36/28 Quotas of Motor Spare Parts Fixed for Bahrain and Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the supply of spare car parts in Bahrain and the Trucial Coast. The correspondence in the file is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain; the State Engineers Department of the Government of Bahrain and the Residency Agency in Sharjah. Also...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1942-27 Sep 1944
Extent:
1 file (292 folios)