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1. IOR/R/15/1/638-703

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/638-703
Title:
File 86: Eastern and General Syndicate
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series comprises detailed records of the negotiations for, and awarding of, oil concessions in the Persian Gulf. Also included are records of the exploitation of the concession through geological surveying, drilling, and the construction of refineries and pipelines. The main concess...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1925-1948
Extent:
66 files and volumes (7898 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/861-872

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/861-872
Title:
File 38: Petroleum Concessions Limited
Scope & Content:
The files and volumes contain correspondence and memoranda relating to the work of Petroleum Concessions Limited and their subsidiaries, Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited, in the Persian Gulf ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1933-1950
Extent:
12 files and volumes (1149 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1988

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1988
Title:
‘Registration of birth’
Scope & Content:
The file chiefly comprises completed copies of Notice of Birth forms, the applicants being the fathers of newborn children in Bahrain who were non-native to Bahrain, and therefore coming under the jurisdiction of the Political Agent, as specified in the Bahrain Order in Council. The forms were s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1938-4 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (238 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/195

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/195
Title:
'4/1 Bahrain Finances 1'
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1352-1354AH (1933-1935). These records include details of the expenditu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1934-18 Jul 1935
Extent:

1 file (197 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/196
Title:
4/1 Bahrain Finances 2
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1351-1353AH (1933-1935). These records include details of the expenditu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1933-13 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 file (189 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/197
Title:
4/1 Bahrain Finances 3
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1354-1359AH (1935-1940). These records include details of the expenditu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1935-10 Oct 1940
Extent:
1 file (279 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/13
Title:
File B/2 Oils and Minerals, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The letters, office notes and other items contained in the volume relate to the discovery and survey of bitumen (or asphalt) deposits in Bahrain, and subsequent discussions between British officials and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, on securing exclusive concessions to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1907-12 Nov 1917
Extent:
1 volume (120 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/207
Title:
File 4/14 I Bahrain Development
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding an expansion of government administration in Bahrain that had been made possible by an increased level of oil revenue being received by the state. The correspondence discusses the intended direction of this expansion, the stat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1937-12 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (172 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1177
Title:
File 5/3 V REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS ETC.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the registration of documents by the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers consist of correspondence between those applying to have documents registered and the Political Agency, Bahrain. Almost all the correspondence is from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). The documen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1946-5 Oct 1948
Extent:
1 file (444 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1178

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1178
Title:
File 5/3 VI REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS ETC.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the registration of documents by the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers consist of correspondence between those applying to have documents registered and the Political Agency, Bahrain, acting as Public Notary. Almost all the correspondence is from the Bahrain Petroleum Com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1948-6 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)