File 1/2 (Vol I) Matters affecting the Sultan of Najd
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Secretariat of the High Commissioner in Baghdad and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf regarding ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd) , Sultan of Najd and Dependencies...
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agents at Bahrain at the time, Major Cyril Charles Gordon Barrett, then Captain Reginald George Evelin Alban and Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior, the Government of India and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, regardin...
The file contains papers relating to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly in relation to frontier disputes with Kuwait and Iraq. The file contains correspondence between the Politica...
File 1/3 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Relations of Akhwan with Neighbouring States.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly relations between Najd (also referred to as the Akhwan [Ikhwān]) and neighbouring states. The file contains correspondence b...
File 1/3 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Relations of Akhwan with Neighbouring States.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly in terms of relations between Najd (also referred to as the Akhwan [Ikhwān] and Wahabis [Wahhabis]) and neighbouring states. ...
File 1/4 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Matters affecting Ruler of QATAR.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the political affairs of Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani (there are various spellings in the file) [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], Ruler of Qatar: especially relations with Bahrain, the British Government, and Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]...
File 1/5 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence on miscellaneous political and administrative subjects. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent, Bahrain (occasionally spelled Bahrein); however, enclosures to correspondence from the Political Res...
File 1/6 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Arabian Mission, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the activities of the Arabian Mission (the papers from 1922 refer to the American Mission) in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein), including the work of the Mason Memorial Hospital (for male patients) in Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; th...
File 1/11 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Tyranny of Ruling Family in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The file relates to allegations of unlawful or oppressive behaviour on the part of members of the ruling family of Bahrain, particularly Shaikh Abdulla [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and his father Shaikh Easa (also spelled Isa) [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain, incl...
File 1/13 I Major Head:- Political. Sub:- Head:- Persian pretensions to Bahrain.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns Persian claims to Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein). The correspondence is mainly between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent, Bahrain. Other correspondents include the British Consular Agent, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and the Adviser to the Governm...
