Sub-sub-series
File 16 Shipping
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/551-556
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This record is about the File 16 Shipping dating from 1933-1946.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/551-556
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Title (The name of the record)
- File 16 Shipping
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1933-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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The 'Shipping' files consist of six surviving files containing correspondence dating mainly from the 1930s and 1940s, about the passage of shipping in the Persian Gulf. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf; and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. There are several major topics discussed in the correspondence:. the appointment of an agent for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company (IOR/R/15/2/551); the use of Sharjah as a port of call by British India Steam Navigation Company ships (IOR/R/15/2/552); Japanese shipping activities in the Gulf (IOR/R/15/2/553); Italian shipping activities in the Gulf (IOR/R/15/2/554); German shipping activities in the Gulf (IOR/R/15/2/555); the operation of American shipping companies in the Gulf (IOR/R/15/2/556)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 files (700 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/56a0f423-7929-4207-9f1d-06a119b78fa0/
Series information
IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/139-916
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
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File 16 Shipping