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Bahrain Agency, English Office Files

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/946-962

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This record is about the Bahrain Agency, English Office Files dating from 1901-1951.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/946-962
Title
Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
Date
1901-1951
Description

The English Office files comprise 18 unrelated files on topics and matters affecting Bahrain including:. administration and finance - including administration reports for Bahrain, official Government of India communications, use of cypher codes, and the process of administrating claims against deceased person's estates; customs - including tariff schedules, customs dues and landing charges; trade reports for Bahrain, Arabistan and the Port of Bushire; judicial and jurisdictional matters - including jurisdiction over non Bahraini Arab's in Bahrain; implementation of the Bahrain Order in Council; and payments of court fees for the Bahrain Agency Court; education - the proposal to appoint a head teacher for an Arabic primary school in Bahrain; public health - proposals to improve sanitation and cleanliness in Bahrain, and the establishment and running of the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Bahrain

Arrangement

The sub-sub-series represents those files from the English Office prior to April 1926 which have survived. They are listed in their original numerical sequence, with unnumbered files placed at the back of the sequence.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
18 files and volumes (2020 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/fb8f4c64-0b71-4321-b0ee-ab34257dec4f/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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Bahrain Agency, English Office Files