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Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/2/180

1. IOR/R/15/2/180

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/180
Title:
3/3 Political Officer, Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the the British Political Agents at Bahrain and Kuwait; the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; the British Political Officer on the Trucial Coast at Sharjah; Rooney, Residency Surgeon, Bushire; Air Officer Commanding, al-Ḥabbānīya...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1939-20 Oct 1950
Extent:
1 file (156 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/180-194

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/180-194
Title:
File 3: Staff
Scope & Content:
The Staff files contain details regarding various positions within or reporting to the Bahrain Political Agency, including: Assistant Political Agent; Political Officer on the Trucial Coast at Sharjah; Agency Medical Officer; Censor Clerk; Upper Air Observatory staff; Post Office staff; Public Wo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1931-1949
Extent:
15 files (838 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1800

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1800
Title:
File 36/61 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Military Officials and Station Commander, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and British Military officials in the country, primarily the office of the Air Liaison Officer of the RAF in Muharraq. The correspondence discusses a number of issues including an attempt by RAF levies to forcefully enter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1944-15 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (64 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1801

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1801
Title:
File 36/62 Quota of Tyres and Tubes for Trucial Coast
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and several local merchants regarding the importation of tyres and inner tubes into Bahrain and the broader Gulf region. The file also contains correspondence - in Arabic with English translations - between the Political A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1944-7 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (172 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1802

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1802
Title:
File 36/68 Import of Hardware from U.S.A. & U.K.
Scope & Content:
This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to the importation of hardware including nails, water cisterns and lanterns from various supplie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1944-27 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1803

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1803
Title:
File 36/69 Supplies to Qatar through Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from the Political Agent in Bahrain, Major Tom Hickinbotham to the Political Agency in Sharjah sent to report that since friendly relations between Bahrain and Qatar had been restored, it had been decided that Qatar should receive supplies via Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1944
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1804

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1804
Title:
File 36/70 Imports of Paints from U.S.A. & U.K.
Scope & Content:
This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to the importation of paints and inks from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the Unite...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1944-4 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1805

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1805
Title:
File 36/72 Imports of Goods from Mombasa
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a request made to the Political Agency by a Bahraini merchant named Mohamed Makki Albaharnah to import simsim [sesame] oil from Mombasa, Kenya into Bahrain. This request was refused by the East African Production and Supply Council due to shortages ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1944-22 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1806

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1806
Title:
File 36/73 Import of Goods by Bapco from India and Other Countries
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding goods imported into Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) from India, Iraq, the United States and other countries. The correspondence in the file is primarily between BAPCO officials, the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Office of the Petr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1944-20 Jun 1945
Extent:
1 file (95 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1807

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1807
Title:
File 36/75 Import of Cars from U.S.A.
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the Political Agency in Bahrain requesting permission on behalf of the country's ruler, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, to import cars from the USA. Also contained in the file are a number of letter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1945-12 May 1946
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)