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File 23 Intelligence

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/627-629

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/627-629
Title
File 23 Intelligence
Date
1933-1947
Description

The Intelligence files of the Political Agency, Bahrain contain records of confidential information passed by various sources to the Political Agent, Bahrain. Most of the information is political intelligence relating to Saudi Arabia. There are only three files:. reports of the activities of a number of Omani 'darwishes' ['dervishes'] in Bahrain, resulting in the deportation of three of them from Bahrain, 1947 (IOR/R/15/2/627); reports from a Bahraini source on political developments in Saudi Arabia, 1933-34 (IOR/R/15/2/628); situation reports from His Majesty's Minister, Jeddah on the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 1934 (IOR/R/15/2/629)

Arrangement

The Intelligence files are organised by subject and file number. Thus, the reference 23/2 consists of the Confidential files subject number indicating the Intelligence files (File 23), followed by the file number (2). One file is further designated by the means of the letter A: 23/2 A.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
3 files (200 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/47f5ce27-3e38-4aad-8814-cb36fc480ffa/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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File 23 Intelligence