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21. 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)

22. 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)

23. IOR/R/15/2/1903

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1903
Title:
File No. E/9 V. O. Correspondence regarding diving matters, the rules and regulations formed by the Bahrain Government for Rakbah and Gaffal etc.
Scope & Content:
The file contains petitions raised by divers from Oman and Kuwait regarding their work in Bahrain. These were sent to the Political Agency, Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1931-5 Jun 1932
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

24. IOR/R/15/2/1906

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1906
Title:
'File No. E/13 V. O. Correspondence Regarding Administration of Foreign Estates.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda and petitions regarding the estates of deceased people in Bahrain. The papers are mainly from petitioners on matters of inheritance, custody and the administration of foreign estates in Bahrain. The file also contains notes and r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1932-11 May 1934
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

25. IOR/R/15/2/1960

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1960
Title:
File K/2 Miscellaneous Petitions Received and Filed
Scope & Content:
This file contains petitions, letters, requests, and other documentation sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain from Bahrain and various other parts of the Gulf. The bulk of the papers are requests for the settlement of debt, although a large number of them pertain to personal disputes a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1931-11 Nov 1954
Extent:
1 file (411)

26. IOR/R/15/2/1978

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1978
Title:
Serial No. 30 File No. M-1/J. Subject: Examination on Commission.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding eight separate cases raised with the Bahrain Political Agency from Courts, Firms, and Attorneys outside of Bahrain, asking for help in obtaining testimonies from certain individuals in Bahrain. Examples of those are the Law Offices of Thelen, the Court o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1936-21 May 1946
Extent:
1 file (178 folios)

27. IOR/R/15/2/1980

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1980
Title:
[Un-numbered file] Police cases
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions, reports and statements, related to police cases in Bahrain. Cases of note include the renewal of driving licences, and the distribution of ice by the Baladyia (Municipality). The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1936-29 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)