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1. IOR/R/15/2/873-891

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/873-891
Title:
File 39: Oil Development
Scope & Content:
The nineteen files forming the 'Oil Development' subject files were produced by the Confidential Office at the Political Agency in Bahrain. The 'Oil Development' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, other British...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1931-1950
Extent:
19 files (844 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/887

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/887
Title:
File 39/19 ARAMCO hotel in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains a letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding a request from Arabian-American Oil Company (ARAMCO) to open a hotel in Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/884

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/884
Title:
File 39/14 (10/5A) Storage of provisions by CASOC in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the representatives of California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC), the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, regarding supplies of American food imported to Bahrain by CASOC.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1940-2 Dec 1940
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/886

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/886
Title:
File 39/17 ARAMCO Planes
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence with Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) representatives regarding the use of a chartered plane to transport personnel of ARAMCO to Dhahran. The letters request permission from the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain for the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1946-2 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/885

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/885
Title:
File 39/16 (10/3) ARAMCO labour
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence from Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) representatives regarding Indian nationals returning to India from Saudi Arabia or Bahrain. There is also a request from the Political Agent at Bahrain to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain to keep under surveillanc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1945-22 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/883

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/883
Title:
File 39/13 (10/13) Visit of APOC officials to Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent at Kuwait and the Political Resident at Bahrain, concerning visits of Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives to Bahrain. The file also include a letter from J MacPherson, Vice-Presid...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1945-31 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/889

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/889
Title:
File 39/23 I Negotiations for seabed oil in Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of letters, in English and Arabic, sent by the Political Agent at Bahrain to the local rulers requesting them to issue a proclamation claiming their jurisdiction over the seabed adjacent to the coasts of Qatar, Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi. A copy of the draft proclamation is ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1948-2 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (31 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/875

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/875
Title:
File 39/4 (10/4) Activities of Eastern and General Syndicate in Qatar
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Colonial Office regarding the interest of Frank Holmes, on behalf of Eastern and General Syndicate, in applying for an oil concession in Qatar.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1932-23 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/881

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/881
Title:
File 39/11 (12/13) Magnetic observations in Bahrain by Kuwait Oil Company
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, primarily between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent at Kuwait and the Political Agent at Bahrain, regarding terrestrial magnetic observations as part of a seismic survey carried out in various stations of the Persian Gulf by Kuwait ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1936-26 Apr 1937
Extent:
1 file (33 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/879

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/879
Title:
File 39/8 Oil Development, Middle East: Trans-Arabian pipe line
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Government of India, the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Political Resident at Bahrain about American interest in Middle East oil. The correspondence discusses a Trans-Arabian oil pipeline to the Mediterranean ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1943-24 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (79 folios)