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501. IOR/R/15/1/314

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/314
Title:
File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding an attempt by Sultan bin Mohamed bin Salamah (the head of the Al bin Ali tribe in Bahrain) - with the assistance of Shaikh Jasim Al Thani of Qatar and the Ottoman Governor (Mutasarrif) of El Hasa - to establish a settlement at Zubarah on the Qatar Peni...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1895-7 Sep 1895
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

502. IOR/R/15/1/323

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/323
Title:
File 19/109 VI (C 45) Bahrain Relations with Foreign Powers
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British 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 Haji Hamid and reports...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1931-30 Sep 1933
Extent:
1 volume (256 folios)

503. IOR/R/15/1/389

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/389
Title:
File 33/11 VI (T 94) Transfer of Naval Base
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the decision by the Admiralty in 1935 to transfer the Royal Navy base at Henjam [Hengam] Island in the Persian Gulf to a site at Jufair (also spelled Jafair) in Bahrain. The papers consist of copies of correspondence relating to the Admiralty's decision to evacuate the naval ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1935-19 Jan 1939
Extent:
1 file (78 folios)

504. IOR/R/15/1/392

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/392
Title:
File 35/16, 40 Attack on Sohar; Jannabah disturbances at Sur
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in this file discusses: The attack on Sohar in 1895 by Sa'ud bin Azzan [Saʻūd bin ʻAzzān]. Includes printed record of correspondence between the Political Resident, Persian Gulf and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; translation of a letter from the Wali of Sohar ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1895-8 Dec 1898
Extent:
1 volume (24 folios)

505. IOR/R/15/1/424

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/424
Title:
File 35/101 VI A 64 Miscellaneous Muscat papers
Scope & Content:
Correspondence mainly relating to the collection of finances. Non-payment by certain tribes on the Batinah Coast is identified as a threat to the revenue of the Muscat State and the visit of a sloop or flying boat to these regions is recommended. Correspondents include the Political Agent, Musca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1933-15 Jan 1935
Extent:
1 volume (24 folios)

506. IOR/R/15/1/484

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/484
Title:
File 53/11 II (D 11) Kuwait: Sheikh's Fao Properties, 1905-1910
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ's (the ruler of Kuwait) ownership of date gardens in Fao [the Al Faw Peninsula]. Much of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains copies - in both English and Arabic - of correspondence directly...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1904-10 Jul 1910
Extent:
1 volume (291 folios)

507. IOR/R/15/1/223

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/223
Title:
File 5/191 III Individual slavery cases
Scope & Content:
Twenty cases relating to individuals and small groups, kidnapped or transported from Baluchistan or India, to the Trucial Coast, in particular Dubai. Some of the cases are straightforward and involve the appearance or retrieval of slaves in the Dubai area, often initiated by the Sharjah Residenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1927-21 Jul 1929
Extent:

1 volume (435 folios)

508. IOR/R/15/1/336

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/336
Title:
File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
This volume contains detailed discussions regarding the proposed British reforms in Bahrain. The documents discuss the attitude of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa towards the reforms and the role of his sons Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The oppression of the Shia com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1922-23 Jul 1923
Extent:
1 volume (234 folios)

509. IOR/R/15/1/340

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/340
Title:
File 19/165 IV (C 57) Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
The file contains material regarding a number of topics including the status of Bahrain following the social and economic reforms that were implemented by the British during the preceding years, the geo-strategic rationale behind Britain's interest in maintaining its dominant position in the cou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1927-30 Apr 1930
Extent:
1 file (219 folios)

510. IOR/R/15/1/440

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/440
Title:
Muscat, Sultan's visit to Europe, 1928
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the visit of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] to Europe where he intended to visit England and France. The visit was primarily for medical reasons for the treatment of chronic appendicitis, detailed in medical reports contained in the file. He desired to be a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1928-16 Nov 1928
Extent:
1 volume (95 folios)

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