Sub-sub-series
File 37: Visits
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/858-860
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This record is about the File 37: Visits dating from 1940-1948.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/858-860
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Title (The name of the record)
- File 37: Visits
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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The 3 files forming the 'Visits' subject files were produced by the Confidential Office at the Political Agency in Bahrain. The 'Visits' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Resident at Bushire, other British authorities, the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited and British Overseas Airways Corporation. The main subject is visits to Bahrain by various authorities and representatives of oil companies. Some documents are in Arabic, with English translation.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The 'Visits' subject files are based on a subject file system, with 'Visits' being allocated to File 37, followed by an oblique stroke and a file number for every successive file opened on the subject, from 37/1 to 37/3. There are also traces of another file system, crossed out, with some files being allocated to file 12/9; followed by a part number, for example 12/9 II.
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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)
- 3 files (376 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/eb862d87-ef7f-4982-b277-2df361651a1a/
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 37: Visits