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File 41 Arms and Ammunition

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/896-898

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This record is about the File 41 Arms and Ammunition dating from 1945-1949.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/896-898
Title
File 41 Arms and Ammunition
Date
1945-1949
Description

The Arms and Ammunition subject files contain correspondence and papers relating to arms control, and incidents of arms theft or arms smuggling, occurring at Bahrain and elsewhere along the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf:. arms licenses for the nakhudas of boats sailing on the Arab coast of the Gulf, and letters sent by the Political Agent at Bahrain to the region's rulers, reminding them of their obligations in respect of existing arms treaties and agreements (IOR/R/15/2/896); reports of arms smuggling around the Arabian Peninsula, chiefly from the Arab coast to the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf, and specifically from Dubai to Bandar-e Lengeh; also reports of instances of the theft of arms and ammunition (IOR/R/15/2/897); investigations into the theft of ammunition belonging to the Government of Bahrain, and subsequent investigations into the case, and the Government of Bahrain's use, storage, and security of its ammunition (IOR/R/15/2/898)

Arrangement

The Arms and Ammunition subject files are arranged by file number, where 41 is the subject number (Arms and Ammunition), and 1, 2 and 3 are the file numbers.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
3 files (207 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3bb25c2c-e28e-48fe-8407-65772c943027/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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File 41 Arms and Ammunition