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File 32: Bahrain State

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/814-830

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This record is about the File 32: Bahrain State dating from 1932-1950.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/814-830
Title
File 32: Bahrain State
Date
1932-1950
Description

The Bahrain State sub-sub-series contains files that are primarily related to internal matters in Bahrain and the administration of the Bahraini state. Topics discussed include liquor control in the country (IOR/R/15/2/814), the Bahrain Police Force (IOR/R/15/2/815-816 and 827), the establishment of cinemas (IOR/R/15/2/817), legal matters (IOR/R/15/2/818), economic matters (IOR/R/15/2/820-821,824, 826 and 829), the Muharram processions of the country's Shia community (IOR/R/15/2/819) and the country's facilities for dealing with major accidents (IOR/R/15/2/825). The majority of the correspondence in these files is between British officials, notably Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and the numerous Political Agents in Bahrain and Political Residents in the Persian Gulf that served during this period. Some files contain a limited amount of correspondence (in Arabic) between British officials and members of the Āl Khalīfah ruling family.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
17 files (1015 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ae24f998-c947-4d9e-959a-0c558e456031/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf

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Political Agency, Bahrain

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Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files

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File 32: Bahrain State