Sub-sub-series
File 40 Minerals
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/892-895
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This record is about the File 40 Minerals dating from 1935-1949.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/892-895
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Title (The name of the record)
- File 40 Minerals
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1935-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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The minerals sub-sub-series discusses deposits of gypsum and red oxide on the islands of Ḩālūl Abū Mūsā, Şīr Bū Nu'ayr, Dalmā, and Şīr Banī Yās in the Persian Gulf. The main focus of the correspondence are the red oxide concessions held by the Golden Valley Ochre and Oxide Mining Company at Bu Musa [Abū Mūsā] and Sir Abu Na'air [Şīr Bū Nu'ayr]; and its potential interest in concessions at Dalmah [Dalmā], and Sir Beni Yas [Şīr Banī Yās].
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The minerals files are arranged by part and file number, by which, for example, the reference 40/4 is composed of the subject reference 40 (minerals) and the file number 4 (red oxide). The file number references of the surviving files: 1-2; 4-5, show the likely gaps in the series.
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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)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 files (114 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/d655cc6f-da8a-4035-bce8-ad9e5cbdf0d0/
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 40 Minerals