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301. IOR/R/15/1/531, f 149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/531, f 149
Title:
‘Rough sketch showing Iraq territorial waters boundary’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Copy a sketch map of the mouth and bar of the Shatt al Arab, attached to a letter no. 298. Map based on material submitted by Lieutenant Thomas, R.N, Navigation Officer of H.M.S. Shoreham, showing the approximate boundary of Iraq territorial waters towards to open sea (b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1933
Extent:
1 map

302. IOR/R/15/1/201

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/201
Title:
‘File 5/74 Practice attributed to British authorities of surrendering fugitive slaves’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence exchanged between the Political Resident in Bushire (Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm J. Meade) and his assistant (John Gaskin), the Political Agent Muscat (Major Christopher Fagan, and from October 1899 Major Percy Cox), and staff of the Government of India. Corresp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Aug 1897-14 May 1900
Extent:

1 volume (65 folios)

303. IOR/R/15/1/212

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/212
Title:
File 5/168 VIII Manumission of slaves on Arab Coast: individual cases
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to in excess of 100 manumission requests heard by the Residency Agent at Sharjah ('Abd al-Razzaq Razuqi). The manumission statements were sent to the Political Resident for reference purposes only, all decisions on manumission cases in Sharjah now bein...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1939-13 Dec 1940
Extent:

1 volume (203 folios)

304. IOR/R/15/1/313

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/313
Title:
File 18/17 B Series: King's Regulations under the Kuwait Order in Council
Scope & Content:
Notice of King's Regulations under Article 83 of The Kowait Order in Council, 1935: Special Police Officers' Regulations, dated Bahrein, 23 March 1948; and letter from the Commonwealth Relations Office, Downing Street, London to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 18 March 1948, ask...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar - 23 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

305. IOR/R/15/1/318

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/318
Title:
File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence - primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Political Residency in Bushire - regarding the relations of Bahrain (and its ruler Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa) with other foreign powers. Topics discussed in the documents include communication bet...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
7 Nov 1903-25 Oct 1912
Extent:
1 volume (195 folios)

306. IOR/R/15/1/327

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/327
Title:
File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence that relates primarily to Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and an Egyptian individual referred to as Mullah Hafiz (Hafidh). Abdullah's responsibility for a number of abuses committed against the native population of Bahrain (the Baharna) is discussed as is Ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1922-17 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

307. IOR/R/15/1/342

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/342
Title:
‘File 19/169 I (C 26) Relations Between Sunnis and Shi'ites in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
A collection of letters that discuss relations between the Sunni and Shia communities in Bahrain. Specifically, the letters discuss a series of attacks on Shia villagers by Sunnis (including members of the Al Khalifa family), the difficulties involved in pressuring Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalif...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1923-12 Jul 1928
Extent:
1 file (226 folios)

308. IOR/R/15/1/394

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/394
Title:
File 35/23 Continuation of rebellion by Shaikh Salih; measures adopted for compensating the sufferers
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the attack by the tribes of Oman on Muscat in 1895 in which British subjects lost property leading to the insistence by British officials that a tax be levied on dates coming from the rebel areas. Letters discuss the British guarantee to Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1895-23 Feb 1903
Extent:
1 volume (85 folios)

309. IOR/R/15/1/477

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/477
Title:
File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait and its vicinity. The correspondence discusses the ongoing conflict between Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1905-9 Dec 1905
Extent:
1 file (181 folios)

310. IOR/R/15/1/479

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/479
Title:
File 53/7 VI (D 9) Koweit [Kuwait] affairs - Arab Tribes, 1907-1911
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political affairs in Kuwait and its vicinity. The correspondence discusses developments in the conflict between Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
3 Jan 1907-16 Mar 1911
Extent:
1 file (335 folios)