The records consist of one volume only: IOR/R/15/2/2016: 'File B/17 Kalba - Affairs regarding.' This a file produced by the Vernacular Office of the Political Agency, Bahrain, which is separate from the main run of Vernacular Office papers (IOR/R/15/2/1824-1980). The volume concerns political affair...
This sub-sub-series consists of registers of legal papers deposited at the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers include land sales, tenancy agreements, marriage certificates, contracts of employment, powers of attorney, and last wills and testaments. Many of the documents are in Arabic without tran...
Routes followed by Geologists Williamson & Glynn Jones, 1937
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A printed sketch map of the Trucial Coast from Abu Dhabi to Ras al Khaima. The map shows routes taken by two geologists named Williamson and Glynn Jones. It was sent to the Political Resident in August 1938.
A hand-drawn sketch map of the Trucial Coast that shows the boundary between Dubai and Abu Dhabi as claimed by Dubai in 1949. Features such as ridges, palms, wells and sandhills along the border are marked on the map.
'India & Burma Region - Bahrein, Manama Town showing B.O.A.C. messes, Airways House, etc.'
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A blueprint map of Manama, Bahrain (also written Bahrein), showing the ownership and use of numerous buildings and plots. Those belonging to or leased by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) are shaded red. There is a map legend and an index. The plan is marked as 'Drawing No. I. B. F. 828B'.
The Confidential Files sub-sub-series contains files related to the Shaikhdoms along the Trucial Coast, primarily Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Ras al-Khaimah. These files discuss the following topics: political developments in Ras al-Khaimah, notably regarding the actions of its ruler, Shaikh Sultan ...
Land to be leased from Mr Khunji for Airways mess Bahrein
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A blueprint plan of a plot of land to be used for a mess by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) in Manama, Bahrain (also written Bahrein). The plan shows details of the proposed buildings to be constructed on the site, including menial staff mess, catering store and office, new kitchen block...
