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41. 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)

42. 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)

43. 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)

44. IOR/R/15/1/338

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/338
Title:
File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the finances of Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the activities of Khalifa bin Hamad (who visited King Faysal in Iraq), Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s desire to expel three tribal individuals from Bahrain, the idea for the formation of a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1923-31 Dec 1923
Extent:

1 volume (233 folios)

45. IOR/R/15/1/346

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/346
Title:
File 19/171 (C 37) Dowasir Tribe
Scope & Content:
The documents contained in this file are correspondence related to the Dowasir tribe. In 1923, approximately half of the members of the Dowasir, a Sunni tribe who had been resident in Bahrain since 1845, left the island and moved to Dammam on the mainland. The documents in this file discuss th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1924-14 Mar 1928
Extent:
1 volume (97 folios)

46. IOR/R/15/1/363

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/363
Title:
File 19/209 I (C 73) Bahrain Ruling Family's Desire To Visit Other States
Scope & Content:
Documents in this file relate to planned (and actual) visits made by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to other states between 1930 and 1936. The majority of the documents in the file relate to Hamad's official visit to Great Britain in June 1936. The rationale behind his visit and the practicali...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Jun 1930-8 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 file (198 folios)

47. IOR/R/15/1/377

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/377
Title:
File 19/261 I (C 92) Proposed Establishment of a U.S.A Consulate at Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The documents contained in this file relate to the US Government's desire to establish a consulate in Bahrain, and more generally to US-UK relations and the USA's activities in the Gulf region between 1943 and 1946. The file contains printed notes of talks held between US and UK officials on a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1943-22 Jan 1946
Extent:
1 volume (219 folios)

48. IOR/R/15/1/315

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/315
Title:
File 19/43 (C 1) Bahrein. (i) Shaikh Hamed recognised as successor to Shaikh Esa. (ii)Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa's request that the British Government in India formally recognise his eldest son, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as his heir apparent. The file contains direct correspondence between Shaikh Isa and British officials (Ara...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1897-26 Feb 1901
Extent:
1 volume (154 folios)

49. IOR/R/15/1/317

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/317
Title:
‘File 19/98 II, 128 (C 10) Naphta Spring Near Halul Island + Miscellaneous Correspondence + Viceroy’s Interview 1901. 19/98 II Asphalt Deposit’
Scope & Content:
The file contains - in the following order - correspondence between the Residency in Bushire and the Agency in Bahrain regarding a debt owed by Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa of Bahrain to a Mr. Francis; discussions concerning the dispatch of a gun ship to Katif (Qatif) and a proposed survey of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1901-31 May 1911
Extent:
1 volume (104 folios)

50. IOR/R/15/1/337

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/337
Title:
File 19/165 I (C 19) Reforms: printed copy correspondence forwarded by Political Resident to Political Agent, Bahrain, for reference
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence between the Political Residency in Bushire and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The correspondence discusses the rationale for replacing Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa with his son Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, details of proposed social and economic refor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1921 - 2 Oct 1923
Extent:
1 file (61 folios)