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681. IOR/R/15/2/2008

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2008
Title:
File 22/6 Abu Dhabi
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the Shaikhdom of Abu Dhabi and its ruler, Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Topics discussed in the file include the dynamics of power in the Shaikhdom, Shaikh Shakhbut's perceived 'discourtesy' to British officials and arms purc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1935-7 Aug 1940
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

682. IOR/R/15/2/36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/36
Title:
File E-8 VI. Bin Saud
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain and Basrah, Baghdad Bushire and Kuwait, as well as with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). Throughout the file, there are items of numerous correspondence with Ibn Sa'ud detailing his subsidy, o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1920-30 Jul 1920
Extent:
1 volume (455 folios)

683. IOR/R/15/2/205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/205
Title:
File 4/13 IV Zubara
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding negotiations between the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī respectively, concerning the disputed ownership of Zubarah on the Qatari peninsula and the strained relations between the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1943-14 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (204 folios)

684. IOR/R/15/2/637

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/637
Title:
File 24/10 John Hinsler
Scope & Content:
The file contains only four documents, all dating from October 1946. There is a letter and enclosure from the British Embassy in Baghdad to the Political Agent, Bahrain asking him to take temporary custody of a seemingly harmless destitute calling himself John Hinsler, who had been detained in Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1946-15 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

685. IOR/R/15/2/917

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/917
Title:
File No. 1/3 CIRCULARS & OFFICE ORDERS received from RESIDENCY.
Scope & Content:
The file comprises circulars and notifications issued by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, primarily to the political agents at Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait. The circulars include instructions on how different types of correspondence should be addressed so that they reach their appropria...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1933-19 Jan 1949
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

686. IOR/R/15/2/1032

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1032
Title:
File 1/40 Fourth Clerk, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the position of Fourth Clerk at the Bahrain Political Agency and the service of individuals holding that position. The papers, which consist of correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, office orders, last pay certificates and notes, cover the following topics: appointment; leave;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1938-10 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (216 folios)

687. IOR/R/15/2/1033

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1033
Title:
File 1/41 Stenographer, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file covers the service of persons holding the position of Confidential Stenographer (and Officiating Confidential Stenographer) of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, certificates and official notices, and include papers relating to leave, travel, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1939-13 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

688. IOR/R/15/2/1382

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1382
Title:
‘File 12/12 Shipping. Miscellaneous’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises miscellaneous correspondence concerning shipping in the Persian Gulf, including: in March 1936, an enquiry from the Director of the Bahrain Customs House concerning the visit of the SS Arabistan to Muscat in February 1936 (ff 3-6); in June 1936, a notice issued at Bahrain by t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1936-29 Mar 1950
Extent:
1 file (67 folios)

689. IOR/R/15/2/1579

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1579
Title:
‘File 16/67 Publicity Dodge Truck’
Scope & Content:
Two items of correspondence with file notes, concerning the use of a Dodge truck belonging to the Public Relations Office in the Persian Gulf. The first letter states that the truck be used exclusively by the cinema operator and for broadcasting (folio 2). The second letter prohibits the truck’s ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1945-14 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

690. IOR/R/15/2/1839

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1839
Title:
File A/2 (4A II) Slavery: cases received from Muscat for investigation
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to two manumission cases originating with the Political Agency in Muscat. Case number 1 is a straightforward case (folios 6-12) involving a male slave who has absconded to Muscat, and includes a copy of the manumission statement sent by the Muscat Agency t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1946-24 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (31 folios)

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