Sub-sub-series
File D Bahrain Affairs
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/19-23
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This record is about the File D Bahrain Affairs dating from 1905-1921.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/19-23
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Title (The name of the record)
- File D Bahrain Affairs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1905-1921
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Description (What the record is about)
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Each of the five Bahrain Affairs files covers a separate topic relating to matters of internal administration; four of them relate directly to the Ruler of Bahrain or members of his immediate family. The subjects covered are as follows:. the banishment from Bahrain in 1905 of the Governor of Manama, Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed Al Khalifah, nephew of the Ruler of Bahrain (Sheikh 'Īsá bin 'Alī Āl Khalīfah), his resoration, and subsequent life; the establishment and operation of the wireless telegraph station in Bahrain, 1902-1917; a dispute between the Ruler of Najd and dependencies ('Abd al-'Azīz bin 'Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa'ūd [Ibn Sa'ūd]) and the Ruler of Bahrain (Sheikh 'Īsá bin 'Alī Āl Khalīfah) over customs duty on goods landed at Bahrain in transit to the mainland, 1920-1921; arrangements for a visit by Sheikh Ḥamad bin 'Īsá Āl Khalīfah, eldest son of of the Ruler of Bahrain (Sheikh 'Īsá bin 'Alī Āl Khalīfah) to India, 1920-1921; and. ; allegations of oppressive treatment of members of the Shiah community in Bahrain by members of the Āl Khalīfah family, in particular Sheikh 'Abdullāh bin 'Īsá Āl Khalīfah, 1920.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The Bahrain Affairs files are arranged by file number, according to which, for instance, the file reference D/8 consists of the subject reference D (Bahrain (Internal) Affairs) and the file number 8. The numbers of the surviving five files: 8, 10, 19, 23, 24 show the likely gaps in the records.
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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)
- 5 files (637 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/c18aadfe-487f-484c-9c02-48224eca67ab/
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/15/2/1-72
Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
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File D Bahrain Affairs