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'File No: E.6. Bahrain affairs (copies of correspondence taken from Bushire files)'
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/29
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- IOR/R/15/2/29
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'File No: E.6. Bahrain affairs (copies of correspondence taken from Bushire files)'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1900-1901?
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Description (What the record is about)
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This file contains printed and handwritten correspondence and reports (1862 - 1895) copied at an unspecified date from Bushire files '1 File 581,', 'File 502' and '12 File 323, volume 2'. These correspondence and reports concern 'Bahrain affairs' and the 'Turkish claim to sovereignty over Bahrain'. They are predominantly between the British Residents in the Persian Gulf at Bushire and the Government of India, as well as translated correspondence with and between local rulers and notables, including the Āl Khalīfah, Āl Sa'ūd and Āl Thānī families in Bahrain, Qatar and Najd respectively.
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- 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)
- 1 file (159 folios)
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Unrestricted
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- Foliation: This file has two foliation numbers in the top right hand corner of each folio. The primary number is enclosed by a circle and begins on the first page. The secondary number is not enclosed by a circle, appears on the top right hand corner of the recto and the top left hand corner of the verso of the page, and begins on the first page of text.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7bb2a428-2fd1-45d5-aa95-648f6f37db62/
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IOR/R/15/2
Political Agency, Bahrain
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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/15/2/1-72
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/2/24-44
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'File No: E.6. Bahrain affairs (copies of correspondence taken from Bushire files)'