Sub-sub-series
File 8 Reports and Returns
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/294-341
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This record is about the File 8 Reports and Returns dating from 1922-1950.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/294-341
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Title (The name of the record)
- File 8 Reports and Returns
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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The files consist of collated periodicals produced by various military and governmental offices and containing intelligence on a wide range of subjects, all of which were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain. Most of the files include the related correspondence. The geographic focus of the files is the Middle East, usually more specifically the Persian Gulf. Some files contain only the covering letters and notes of receipt, the reports having probably been destroyed.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The Reports and Returns files are arranged by file number, by which, for example, the reference 8/16 is composed of the subject reference 8 (Reports and Returns) and the file number 16 (Bahrain Intelligence Reports). The file number references of the surviving files show that there are gaps where files may have been lost or destroyed.
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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)
- Arabic; English; French
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 48 files (6052 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/8878d557-8ccc-4513-83fe-53554d520dda/
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 8 Reports and Returns