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1. IOR/R/15/2/73-95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/73-95
Title:
File 1 Political
Scope & Content:
The Political files of the Political Agency, Bahrain for this period deal with important political developments in the Persian Gulf affecting Bahrain itself and wider British interests in the region. The principal topic covered in the papers is relations between Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1915-1937
Extent:
23 files and volumes (4748 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/73-138

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/73-138
Title:
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1921-1932
Extent:
66 files

3. IOR/R/15/2/76

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/76
Title:
File 1/3 Sultan of Nejd, 1921-22
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly in relation to frontier disputes with Kuwait and Iraq. The file contains correspondence between the Politica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1921-6 Oct 1928
Extent:
1 volume (233 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/77
Title:
File 1/3 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Relations of Akhwan with Neighbouring States.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly relations between Najd (also referred to as the Akhwan [Ikhwān]) and neighbouring states. The file contains correspondence b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1922-13 Feb 1924
Extent:
1 volume (239 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/78
Title:
File 1/3 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Relations of Akhwan with Neighbouring States.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly in terms of relations between Najd (also referred to as the Akhwan [Ikhwān] and Wahabis [Wahhabis]) and neighbouring states. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
14 Feb 1924-21 Oct 1926
Extent:
1 volume (269 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/79

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/79
Title:
File 1/4 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Matters affecting Ruler of QATAR.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the political affairs of Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani (there are various spellings in the file) [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], Ruler of Qatar: especially relations with Bahrain, the British Government, and Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1922-20 Jul 1931
Extent:
1 volume (138 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/742

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/742
Title:
‘File 28/48 Head: War. Priority Passages (Air)’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence and papers relating to requests for priority air passages, chiefly from Bahrain to Cairo, or from Karachi to Bahrain, which were received, processed and authorised through the Political Agency at Bahrain. The largest proportion of the file covers the p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1943-9 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (284 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/751

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/751
Title:
‘File 28/57-IV Industrial conscription’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the status of employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) (and to a lesser extent Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ)), in relation to Defence Regulation No. 2 of 1942,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1942-28 Feb 1944
Extent:
1 file (397 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/757

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/757
Title:
‘File 28/66 U.S.A.T.C. [United States Army Transport Corps] at Sharjah’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to: 1) construction work at RAF Sharjah to accommodate troops and equipment of the United States Army Transport Corps (USATC); 2) questions over the policing of US troops at Sharjah, raised prior to and after an incident of alleged attempted a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Apr 1942-13 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (100 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/766-794

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/766-794
Title:
File 29 War: Food Supplies
Scope & Content:
The 29 surviving files about wartime food supplies contain the correspondence of the Political Agent for Bahrain with other British officials in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East and India, as well as rulers, officials and merchants in Bahrain, Dubai, Sharjah and Qatar. They discuss the maintena...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1940-1950
Extent:
29 files (5,479 folios)