Correspondence relating to the making of official calls to Bahrain by British ships and the Political Resident Persian Gulf. Letters describe how calls were exchanged British officials and and the Shaikh of Bahrain. Correspondence discusses how the firing of military salutes was suspended for the...
Sea-going launch for the Political Agent, Bahrain. Corr. re: Kelvin Engine.
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Correspondence discusses the new launch Felix Jones for the Political Agent, Bahrain and includes: Brochure for a Kelvin Diesel engine by the Bergius Company, Glasgow. Diagram and description for a new reversing gear for marine engines, product of John I. Thorneycroft. Supply of Thornycroft eng...
File 3/19 Crew for the Felix Jones Launch of the Political Agent, Bahrain
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Correspondence discusses crew for the Felix Jones launch of the Bahrain agency including: Possible alternative employment opportunities. Applications for employment as nakhuda and other crew. List of tools used by the crew. Conditions of service and informal person specification for a carpenter...
Correspondence discusses visits of foreign warships to Bahrain. Topics discussed include: Visit in 1935 of French warship "Bougainville" with Admiral Rivet on board and protocol in terms of gun salutes, uniforms worn, and programme of exchange of calls and dinner arrangements. Includes hand-writ...
Correspondence discusses matters relating to the Naval Base at Jufair, Bahrain, in the context of the redeployment of the naval stations at Henjam and Basidu on the Persian side of the Gulf. The topics include: Press cuttings from The Times and Evening News, Portsmouth, on the redeployment of...
Correspondence discusses matters relating to the Naval Base at Jufair, Bahrain, in the context of the redeployment of the naval stations at Henjam and Basidu on the Persian side of the Gulf. The topics include: Lists of persons employed at Jufair naval base. Arrangements for demarcating fish ...
Correspondence concerning the sale of naval dhows in the Royal Naval Base, Jufair. Descriptions of the naval dhows are listed with their dimensions and description of their hull and engine. Correspondents include Mr Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent, Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adv...
File 4/5 Dollar Exchange Compensation - Correspondence re -
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The file relates to the calculation of Dollar Exchange Compensation, a salary allowance for employees of the Government of India serving in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) that had originally been granted in 1918 on account of a significant rise in the cost of living and the adverse exchange rate...
File 4/20 III Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of R.A.F. Hinaidi.
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The file concerns the payment by the Political Agency, Bahrain of expenses incurred by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its personnel in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) and the Trucial Coast, particularly payments to Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Saʻīd bin Maktūm], Ruler of Dubai, and Shaikh Sultan bin S...
File 4/22 II Remittances to Abu Dhabi via Sharjah on behalf of Bushire Residency.
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The file contains records of monthly payments of 400 rupees from the Political Agency, Bahrain, via the Residency Agent, Sharjah, to Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan [Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], Ruler of Abu Dhabi, on account of air facilities at Sir Bani Yas [Şīr Banī Yās] Island and at Abu Dhabi,...
