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1. IOR/R/15/2/917-924

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/917-924
Title:
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Special Papers
Scope & Content:
The sub-series comprises circulars, notifications, telegrams, correspondence and invitations to and from the Political Agent at Bahrain. The communications relate to administration, finance, personnel management, naval matters, wartime intelligence, and leave allowances of the Agency and its sta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1931-1949
Extent:
8 files (553 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/924

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/924
Title:
'Reports of K'
Scope & Content:
The contents of the file relate to 'K' an individual whose name was at the time known only to the Political Agent (Percy Gordon Loch) and Head Munshi (Saiyid 'Abdul Razzaq) at Bahrain and who provided information and intelligence on affairs in the Persian Gulf, particularly attempts by American ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1934-25 Apr 1935
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/918

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/918
Title:
File No. 1/4 AGENCY OFFICE ORDERS AND CIRCULARS.
Scope & Content:
Copies of an office order and notification issued at the Political Agency, Bahrain: office order No. 21 of 1946 instructs the Political Agent at Bahrain to be present whenever the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf departs from, or arrives at, Bahrain as part of an official tour; notificatio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1946-2 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/923

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/923
Title:
'P.A's Private file (Major T. Hickinbotham C.I.E., O.B.E.)'
Scope & Content:
This file contains Arabic language correspondence between Major Tom Hickinbotham, Political Agent in Bahrain, and numerous Bahraini figures, including members of the ruling family (such as Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain) and several prominent merchants. The correspon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1943-14 Sep 1944
Extent:
1 file (92 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/919

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/919
Title:
File No. 1/7 RECESS CORRESPONDENCE
Scope & Content:
Correspondence from the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding periods of time spent on recess away from Bahrain. Information contained within the correspondence includes itineraries, forwarding addresses, details of cyphers and codes taken on recess, and details of intended conversations with ind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1937-24 Aug 1946
Extent:
1 file (83 folios)

6. 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)

7. IOR/R/15/2/922

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/922
Title:
File No. 12/6 1/13 SECRET SERVICE FUNDS'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and accounts relating to the secret service expenditure available to the Political Residency and the Political Agencies in the Persian Gulf, including instructions on how it should be recorded and what it should be used for, as well as copies of the annual state...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1931-4 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (149 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/921

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/921
Title:
File No. 1/9 TELEGRAMS RECEIVED AND ISSUED FOR VARIOUS AUTHORITIES
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams to and from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf regarding matters relating to the administration and staffing of the Political Residency and Political Agencies in the Persian Gulf. Matters discussed in the file include: telegrams regarding leave arrangements f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1945-16 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (106 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/920

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/920
Title:
File No. 1/8 CENTRE OF ARAB STUDIES - JERUSALEM
Scope & Content:
The file discusses the Centre for Arabic Studies at Jerusalem which was set up by Colonel Bertram Thomas to give students (primarily those from the Army and RAF) a years grounding in the Arabic language and in Arab culture. Included in the file are a report from Tom Hickinbotham, Political Age...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1944-4 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 file (33 folios)