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1891. IOR/R/15/2/1375

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1375
Title:
‘File 12/7 I Shipping. Arrival of Sailing Crafts at Qatar and other places with Cargo.’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo on local vessels (frequently referred to as country craft) from Karachi to Qatar (spelt in various ways, including Kattar, Gutter, Quatar) and, to a lesser extent, other ports on the Arab coast of the Persian Gu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1932-1 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 file (296 folios)

1892. IOR/R/15/2/1287

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1287
Title:
File 6/68 Visit of H. E. Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah, K. C. I. E., C. S. I. Ruler of Bahrain to England
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the visit to the United Kingdom by Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 May 1936-8 Jan 1937
Extent:
1 file (247 folios)

1893. IOR/R/15/2/769

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/769
Title:
‘File 29/18 vol. iii TEA FOR BAHRAIN, EAST SAUDI ARABIA AND QATAR’
Scope & Content:
This is a correspondence file about the operation and impact of the quota system and export licensing restrictions that were imposed by the Government of India, on the supply of Indian tea (and to a lesser extent the supply of coffee) to Bahrain and also to Eastern Saudi Arabia and Qatar, during...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1944-26 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (238 folios)

1894. IOR/R/15/2/1652

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1652
Title:
File 19/2 II Tour. The Honourable the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for the first official visits of the newly nominated Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior): to Bahrain, in December 1932, to the Trucial Coast in February and March 1933, cruises of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
29 Nov 1932-7 May 1934
Extent:
1 file (202 files)

1895. IOR/R/15/2/1761

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1761
Title:
File 31/2 II Books and Periodicals - Government Publications, Supply of
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the supply of publications by the Government of India, and the request for subscription to newspapers by the Political Agency at Bahrain. The documents in the file also include letters and receipts, leaflets, orders for Navy lists, India Office lists,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1945-29 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (253 folios)

1896. IOR/R/15/2/773

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/773
Title:
‘File 29/20 I Bahrein & Trucial Coast Stock Position and Statement of Bahrain Imports, Exports and re-exports of certain foodstuffs’
Scope & Content:
This is a correspondence file about the importation of essential food commodities and cotton piece goods from India to Bahrain and the Trucial Coast ports of Dubai and Sharjah, under the quota system and the export licensing restrictions imposed by the Government of India during the Second World ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1943-4 Feb 1945
Extent:
1 file (317 folios)

1897. IOR/R/15/2/1554

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1554
Title:
‘File 16/44 Holidays observed by the Bahrain Government and other local offices. and their working hours and other changes in their personnel’
Scope & Content:
Notices and memoranda from various institutions and commercial concerns in Bahrain, informing the Political Agency of office closures (in observance of Christian, Islamic, Jewish and Hindu festivals, bank holidays, and other occasions such as the King’s birthday) or changes to working hours. Not...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1934-28 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (412 folios)

1898. IOR/R/15/2/1758

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1758
Title:
File 31/2 [17/6 III] Books and Periodicals, Supply of
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the purchase of books and maps by the Political Agency at Bahrain, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and supply of news cuttings. The documents in the file are orders for books and stationery, cheques, receipts of payment, and newspaper cutt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
17 Aug 1933-11 Dec 1934
Extent:
1 file (261 folios)

1899. IOR/R/15/2/1944

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1944
Title:
File G/7 III Id Calls. Correspondence with the Shaikhs of the T. Coast.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agency, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1944 and 1950. A memorandum was sent by the Agency to the Naval Officer in charge that the Agen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1944-30 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (398 folios)

1900. IOR/R/15/2/790

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/790
Title:
‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence about the supply of various essential commodities from India, by sea from Bombay and Karachi to Bahrain and the Trucial Coast ports of Dubai and Sharjah for local consumption, during the Second World War (1939-1945). Several commodities are mentioned including spi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
9 Sep 1943-25 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (240 folios)

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