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321. IOR/R/15/1/218

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/218
Title:
File 5/190 IV Manumission of slaves at Muscat: individual cases
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to thirty-eight manumission cases, heard at the Political Agency in Muscat. All cases involve slaves who had absconded from the Trucial Coast, or slavery related incidents on the Trucial Coast. All cases were therefore referred to the Residency Agent a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1933-30 Nov 1935
Extent:

1 volume (301 folios)

322. IOR/R/15/1/230

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/230
Title:
File 5/196 II Slave traffic in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to slave trading activity in the Persian Gulf, including intelligence reports on suspected slave traders, and the movement of suspected slaves across the Gulf by traders. The volume also includes a number of reports on the extent and nature of the slave...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1929-7 Dec 1938
Extent:

1 volume (216 folios)

323. IOR/R/15/1/297

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/297
Title:
File 18/54 I (A 89) Muscat Order in Council: new regulations
Scope & Content:
The papers are mainly in the form of correspondence between the Political Agent, Muscat, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, and British officials in India and at the Foreign Office, London, and relate to proposals for new regulations under The Muscat Order in Council, 1867 and T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1911-22 Jul 1935
Extent:
1 volume (198 folios)

324. IOR/R/15/1/299

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/299
Title:
File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the drafting, publication and implementation of The Bahrain Order in Council (His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913). Includes papers relating to slave trade jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf, February - August 1913; the design of a notarial seal for sealing documents to be used...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1912-5 Oct 1916
Extent:
1 volume (237 folios)

325. IOR/R/15/1/300

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/300
Title:
File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council
Scope & Content:
The papers relate to the introduction of The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913; the question of the levying by the Sheikh of Bahrain of Khidma [Khidmah, Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] on court cases and the introduction of court fees by the British, 1916-1919, inclu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Mar 1916-10 Feb 1929
Extent:
1 volume (292 folios)

326. IOR/R/15/1/322

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/322
Title:
File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British and Persian government officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr). Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1 Oct 1929-30 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 volume (271 folios)

327. IOR/R/15/1/325

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/325
Title:
File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the drafting of a Bahrain nationality law and a law regarding the ownership of property by foreigners in Bahrain. Draft copies of both of the proposed laws are included in the file. The file also contains documents concerning...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 May 1935-20 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 volume (211 folios)

328. IOR/R/15/1/378

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/378
Title:
File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership
Scope & Content:
The file relates to proposals to prospect for oil at Gwadar (mainly referred to in the papers as 'Gwadur'), and discussions over the ownership and proposed cession of the area, which was in the territory of the Sultan of Muscat. The file includes the following papers: correspondence concerning ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1913-8 Aug 1928
Extent:
1 volume (159 folios)

329. IOR/R/15/1/401

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/401
Title:
File 35/84 II A. 6. Mascat ultimatum of Feb 1899
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between British officials and the Sultan of Muscat concerning the granting of a coaling station to the French at Bandar Jissah which led to the British giving an ultimatum to the Sultan that he cancel the lease to the French otherwise his subsidy would be withdrawn. A letter from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1 Feb 1899-6 Mar 1899
Extent:
1 volume (242 folios)

330. IOR/R/15/1/402

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/402
Title:
File 35/84 III (A 7) Miscellaneous Muscat correspondence
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence concerning discussions between the Political Agent, Muscat and tribes of the interior concerning Sultan Faysal bin Turki. The main correspondents are Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent, Muscat; Political Resident Persian Gulf; Deputy Secretar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1899-9 Oct 1899
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)