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1. IOR/R/15/2/1080-1117

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1080-1117
Title:
File 3: Naval and Marine
Scope & Content:
The 38 files and volumes of the ‘Naval and Marine’ subject files were produced by the English Office at the Political Agency, Bahrain. The ‘Naval and Marine’ files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire; the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Adviser to the Governme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1926-1950
Extent:
38 files and volumes (5557 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/1089

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1089
Title:
Tomtits in Political Agency
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses sale of a 'tomtit' dinghy and includes: Sailing rules (ff 5-9) of Karachi Yacht Club. Dispatch of old 'tomtit' dinghy from Bahrain to Kuwait agency. Includes technical diagram (folio 22) for design of sailing dinghy. Difficulties of supply of timber. Acquistion of rope f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1941-29 Jan 1947
Extent:
1 volume (38 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1115

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1115
Title:
File 3/29 Naval stores
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to naval stores. Correspondence includes Bill of Lading for Naval Stores mentioning items such ship's fittings, sinkers iron, wires sweep, blocks steel, floats. The correspondence mentions stores were shipped in SS Arabistan, SS Mount Oxford, andSS Marietta. Correspondent...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1946-20 Aug 1947
Extent:
1 volume (33 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1116

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1116
Title:
File 3/30 Fittings for launch
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the fittings for the Bahrain Political Agency launch. The correspondence discusses how the equipment could be suited to the extreme heat and humidity as advised by the Political Agent. The papers include: Brochures for yacht toilets, Brochures for overhead compasses. Br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1947-8 Aug 1950
Extent:
1 volume (309 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1099

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1099
Title:
File 3/16 Calls
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the making of official calls to Bahrain by British ships and the Political Resident Persian Gulf. Letters describe how calls were exchanged British officials and and the Shaikh of Bahrain. Correspondence discusses how the firing of military salutes was suspended for the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1933-14 Feb 1945
Extent:
1 volume (171 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1102
Title:
File 3/18 Annex Political Agent's launch, lavatory
Scope & Content:
This volume contains two types of information relating to a lavatory for the Political Agent's launch: a twenty page brochure from John Dowton and Co and then six hand drawn technical diagrams for installation of lavatory in the Political Agent's launch.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 volume (26 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1109

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1109
Title:
File 3/23 Navigation in Khor Qalai`yah
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses navigation of Khor Qali'yah near Manama, Bahrain. Owing to their draught large ships such as Men-of-war had restricted freedom of manoeuvre between the anchorage and the spherical light buoy to the south-east of Kassar Diwan rock. The usual procedure was to sound four ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1936-17 Apr 1936
Extent:
1 volume (23 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1092

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1092
Title:
File 3/8 II Equipment for launches
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to naval supplies such as paint, rope and wire. Correspondents include Political Agent, Bahrain; Messrs Gray Mackenzie and Co. Bahrain; Port Officer, Margil, Basrah [Basra]; Base Supply Officer, Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1944-5 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 volume (24 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1110
Title:
File 3/24 Correspondence re- Bahrain Yacht Club
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to Bahrain Yacht Clubs. Includes time-table for a yacht race with a hand drawn map of the course and purchase of a yacht Viking by Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Assistant Political Agent, Miranshah, Waziristan. Correspondents include Captain George Ashmead Cole, Political Age...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1936-26 Feb 1936
Extent:
1 volume (10 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1084

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1084
Title:
File 3/4 II Beacons and buoys
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and the Port Directorate at Basrah, regarding manteineance of the light buoys at Bahrais betwe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1933-28 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (270 folios)