Sub-sub-series
File 2 Books and Publications
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/177-179
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This record is about the File 2 Books and Publications dating from 1934-1946.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/177-179
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Title (The name of the record)
- File 2 Books and Publications
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Books and Publications files of the Political Agency, Bahrain contain two kinds of material:. files concerning publicity in newspapers and journals about Bahrain and affairs in the wider Persian Gulf, much of it deriving from the Arabic language press and much if it of a sensitive or critical nature, together with the response of the British and the Government of Bahrain to some of that publicity, dated 1934-1939 (IOR/R/15/2/177-178); and; one file concerning the safe custody and transfer by the Bahrain Political Agency of secret and confidential publications and cyphers and codes, dated 1936-1946 (IOR/R/15/2/179); .
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The Books and Publications files are arranged by file and part number, by which, for example, the reference 2/4 I consists of the subject reference (2 - Books and Publications), the file number (4) and the part number (I). There are only three surviving files: 2/4 I, its continuation 2/4 II, and 2/10 I. These references 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)
- Arabic; English; French
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 files (938 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/f4058b32-7be9-4082-a943-4cb6206f9db1/
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 2 Books and Publications