Sub-series
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Special Papers
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/917-924
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This record is about the Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Special Papers dating from 1931-1949.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/917-924
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Special Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1931-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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The sub-series comprises circulars, notifications, telegrams, correspondence and invitations to and from the Political Agent at Bahrain. The communications relate to administration, finance, personnel management, naval matters, wartime intelligence, and leave allowances of the Agency and its staff. Also included in the sub-series is a file [IOR/R/15/2/920] regarding the need for military and civil service officers educated in the Arabic language and Arab culture and the role of the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies in Jerusalem in meeting this need.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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These files are arranged by file and part number. For example, 1/13 where 1 is the file number, and 13 is the part number. Not all the files relating to this subject have survived, and, consequently, there are gaps in the sequence.
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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
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 files (553 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/9c7efa87-1b61-473e-bb3b-6bbf854d22e9/
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
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Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Special Papers