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71. IOR/R/15/2/1835

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1835
Title:
File A/2 V Correspondence regarding slaves who apply for Manumission at Muscat
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to forty-one manumission cases, heard at the Muscat Political Agency. All of the cases included in the file are straightforward in nature. Most of the cases include manumission statements taken down from the slave at the Muscat Agency, which were sent to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1940-30 Dec 1942
Extent:
1 file (342 folios)

72. IOR/R/15/2/1958

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1958
Title:
File J/51 'King's Regulations issued under the Qatar Order in Council'
Scope & Content:
This file contains orders issued by the Political Resident, Persian Gulf, pertaining to the appointment of 'Special Police Officers' in Qatar under the Kings Regulation and Article 83 of the Qatar order in council. The papers refer to the new regulation as the 'The Special Police Officers Regulat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

73. IOR/R/15/2/1908

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1908
Title:
File No. E/16 V. O. Correspondence Regarding Mortgages.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding mortgages in Bahrain, including a request from the Eastern Bank for information about the legal value of a deposit of title deeds. In turn, the Political Agency explains that the deposit of title deeds of immoveable property accompanied by a mortgage de...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1932-20 Sep 1937
Extent:
1 file (32 folios)

74. IOR/R/15/2/1923

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1923
Title:
File F/2 III Miscellaneous correspondence with Manama Municipality
Scope & Content:
This file contains meeting minutes of the governing board of the Manama municipality, and their translations. Covering letters of the meeting follow a set of Arabic and English transcriptions of the meetings which cover a wide variety of municipal and/or administrative concerns. Some letters fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1935-23 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 file (378 folios)

75. 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)

76. IOR/R/15/2/1957

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1957
Title:
File J/47 Orders issued by Political Agent under King's Regulations
Scope & Content:
This file contains orders issued by the Political Agent in Bahrain that regulate trade, customs duties, profit margins, and penalties on infringement of such trade regulations collectively known as the Kings Regulation No. 1. In addition to lists of goods subject to particular regulatory taxes or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1947-25 Aug 1951
Extent:
1 file (47 folios)

77. IOR/R/15/2/1976

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1976
Title:
File K/22 Acquisition of landed property by foreigners in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file is divided into a series of court cases initiated as a result of the enactment of the Bahrain Nationality Law of 1937. Because the law made ownership of immovable property by foreign subjects illegal or difficult, many property owners either sold or claimed disputed property they wished...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1937-23 Jan 1939
Extent:
1 file (221 folios)

78. IOR/R/15/2/1956

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1956
Title:
File J/39 'Protest of Bills'
Scope & Content:
This file contains a series of requests by various banks in Iran and their branches in Bahrain on legal action due to non-payment of funds by individuals to the Political Agent in Bahrain. It also includes responses by the Political Agent and forms legally acknowledging non payment.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1947-14 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

79. IOR/R/15/2/1824

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1824
Title:
File A 1/J I Correspondence of the Adviser
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers and correspondence sent between the Political Agency and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) between 1935 and 1945, relating to civil and criminal court cases in Bahrain. The cases raised include property theft (folios 26-29), disputes o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1935-31 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (102 folios)

80. IOR/R/15/2/1918

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1918
Title:
File E/26 REQUESTS FOR TRACING OF PERSONS IN BAHRAIN
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding requests for the tracing of persons in Bahrain. The main correspondence is between the Government of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the British Agency at Sharjah, and the Political Agency, Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 May 1950-18 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)