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1. IOR/R/15/1/332

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/332
Title:
File 19/126 Bahrain Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from Lt-Col Hugh Vincent Biscoe (the Political Resident in Bushire) to the Foreign Secretary of the Government on India in New Delhi. The letter discusses the retention of the services of Mr. C. de Grenier as the Director of Customs in Bahrain but also contains a br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1930
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/366

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/366
Title:
File 19/212 III (C 58) Bahrain Transhipment of Cargo
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding Bahrain's transit dues. The correspondence discusses negotiations with Saudi Arabia concerning transit fees and trade with Bahrain and the likelihood and possible impact (upon Bahrain) of the Saudi Arabian Government developin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1934-14 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 volume (209 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/367

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/367
Title:
File 19/212 IV (C 63) Bahrain Transit Dues
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials, the government of Bahrain and a Saudi delegation concerning the levy of transit and re-export duties between the Hasa Coast and Bahrain. The correspondence also discusses the broader context of Anglo-Saudi relations and shipping issu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1935-9 Mar 1936
Extent:
1 volume (215 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/315

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/315
Title:
File 19/43 (C 1) Bahrein. (i) Shaikh Hamed recognised as successor to Shaikh Esa. (ii)Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa's request that the British Government in India formally recognise his eldest son, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as his heir apparent. The file contains direct correspondence between Shaikh Isa and British officials (Ara...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1897-26 Feb 1901
Extent:
1 volume (154 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/365

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/365
Title:
File 19/212 II (C 47) Bahrain Transit Trade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between various British officials regarding the transshipment of cargo at the port in Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence discusses Bahrain's right to levy transit dues from Saudi Arabia on cargo transshipped at sea and cargo entering the port at Bahrain (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1932-30 Dec 1933
Extent:
1 volume (254 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/328

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/328
Title:
File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition to the Political Ag...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/364

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/364
Title:
File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between various British officials and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa regarding the transshipment of cargo at the port in Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence discusses Bahrain's right to levy transit dues from Saudi Arabia on cargo transshipped at sea and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1931-31 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 volume (271 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/331

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/331
Title:
File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the administration of the Customs House in Bahrain from 1914 until 1929. The earlier correspondence relates to a disagreement between Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Bin Saud regarding tariff charges on goods entering and leaving Bahrain from the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 May 1914-18 Jun 1929
Extent:
1 volume (287 folios)