Sub-series
Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/946-962
What’s it about?
This record is about the Bahrain Agency, English Office Files dating from 1901-1951.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/2/946-962
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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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
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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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.
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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)
- 18 files and volumes (2020 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/fb8f4c64-0b71-4321-b0ee-ab34257dec4f/
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
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Bahrain Agency, English Office Files