‘File B/19 CORRESPONDENCE WITH RESIDENCY, BUSHIRE, ABOUT DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENCY AGENT, SHARJAH’
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The file contains correspondence relating to the disposition of the estate of Shaikh Mazkoor (also spelt Mazkur) Nassori of Gabandi in Bahrain, following his death in Tehran in 1935, as well as the arrangements to be made for the care of his sons. The main correspondents are the Political Agent a...
File C/2 Miscellaneous correspondence with the Diplomatic Representative [Saudi Arabia]
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The file consists of a letter — dated 28 June 1934 — from Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent at Bahrain, addressed to Ibrahim bin Muhammad al Muammar, Chargé d’Affaires for the Royal Legation of Saudi Arabia, Baghdad. It simply thanks the Chargé d’Affaires for his visit during Loch's recent stay ...
File C/3 Papers regarding reception of H. E. the Viceroy of India and Kharitas — From the Viceroy to the Shaikhs
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The file contains correspondence — in Arabic and English — between Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin ‘Isa al Khalifah [‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Percy Gordon Loch, the Political Agent, Bahrain. The correspondence is concerned with inviting the Political Agent to a reception in honour of the Viceroy...
The file consists of correspondence forwarding remittances to the Bahrain Agency; these largely consist of debt repayments and payments for court fees, and are often in the form of deductions from wages. By far the largest number of these remittances have been forwarded by the Superintendent of ...
File D/1 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Baghdad (Iraq).
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This file is largely formed of miscellaneous correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the British Embassy, Baghdad (also spelled Bagdad in the file). Several items of correspondence are written in Arabic. The file contains translations of letters and memoranda from the Iraqi Min...
File D/1 J (A/8) ORDERS OF PROHIBITION and deportation PASSED AGAINST VARIOUS PERSONS
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This file largely consists of orders of prohibition and deportation (and in one particular case, a revocation order) passed, under various sections of the Bahrain Order-in-Council, by the District Court, Bahrain (and signed either by the Political Agent, Bahrain, usually in his capacity as Distr...
This file largely consists of correspondence between the British Consul, Basra, and the Political Agent, Bahrain, regarding Bahraini citizens residing in Iraq. Most of the file is concerned with requests for the Political Agent's assistance, made by the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citiz...
File D/3 Correspondence with Aden regarding Miscellaneous Matters
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This file concerns an Aden-born twenty-five year old woman, Mariam bint Ahmed, and requests – made both by her brothers in Aden and by her Bahraini husband's son in Bahrain – for her to be repatriated to Aden. Mariam bint Ahmed's divorce, her former husband's death, and her unwillingness to retu...
File No. E/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Adviser, to the Bahrain Government.
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The file contains correspondence mainly in the form of petitions raised by local residents, shop owners, merchants, as well as foreign subjects of Bahrain. These cover various issues including debt recovery, marriage between Shia and Sunni Muslims, land ownership, and inheritance. The petitions ...
File No. E/2 V. O. Correspondence with the ADVISER and the BAHRAIN COURTS on Judicial Matters.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of proclamations, memoranda, reports on judicial matters and petitions. Petitions were raised by local residents, land and property owners or heirs, as well as by foreign residents of Bahrain. The petitions cover topics such as registration or sale of...
