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File 79: Second World War

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/617A-B

What’s it about?

This record is about the File 79: Second World War dating from 1939-1947.

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Reference

IOR/R/15/1/617A-B

Title

File 79: Second World War

Date

1939-1947

Description

The files and volumes contain correspondence pertaining to emergency legislation, regulations, and precautions put into place in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and the Trucial Coast during the Second World War. The correspondence is between the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, the Political Agencies at Bahrain, Muscat, and Kuwait, the Government of India, the Foreign and India Offices, and the rulers of the Gulf countries involved.

Arrangement

The files and volumes are all of the same file number (79/44) but have different part numbers (i and iii). Part ii is missing, which may have been lost or destroyed. It is not known if there were more parts that came after iii.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

Arabic; English

Physical description

2 files and volumes (323 folios)

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/daf630d4-abf9-47a3-9414-ec532278a3f1/

Series information

IOR/R/15/1

Political Residency, Bushire

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Catalogue hierarchy

963,091 records
52,857 records

Within the fonds: IOR/R

India Office Records transferred later through official channels

22,113 records

Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15

Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf

7,116 records

Within the series: IOR/R/15/1

Political Residency, Bushire

691 records

Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/199-703

Political Residency, Bushire: subject files

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File 79: Second World War