The volume contains records of correspondence (abstracts, lists, copies and originals) concerning relations between Russia and Persia during the period 1837-1875. The papers are as follows: Papers relating to Russian proceedings on the island of Ashoorada [Ashuradeh] covering the years 1837-185...
File 61/8 Bin Saud's Relations with Trucial Chiefs
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The file concerns relations between Ibn Sa'ud (also referred to in the papers as Ibn Saud, Bin Saud, and Bin Sa'ud) [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)] and the Rulers of the Trucial States. The papers include reports in Arabic with separate English translations f...
The file relates to the publication of the report of the Palestine Royal Commission, and British Government White Papers on Palestine, 1937-39; the reaction to them in Bahrain (and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf); the response of the King of Saudi Arabia [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣ...
The file discusses the Centre for Arabic Studies at Jerusalem which was set up by Colonel Bertram Thomas to give students (primarily those from the Army and RAF) a years grounding in the Arabic language and in Arab culture. Included in the file are a report from Tom Hickinbotham, Political Age...
The file comprises correspondence relating to the distribution of notices concerning shipping regulations at Bahrain and along the Trucial Coast. Correspondence dated 1935 (ff 2-8) relates to a notice, issued by the Deputy Conservator of the Bombay Port Trust, dated 12 June 1935, announcing the e...
'File No. B/14 V. O. DISTURBANCES ON THE TRUCIAL COAST.’
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, personal letters and meetings’ minutes. The file contains a few sets of correspondence. The first set (ff 4-37) is mainly between the Political Agency, Bahrain, the Residency Agent, Sharjah, and the Political Residency, Bushire [Bushehr]. ...
This file contains correspondence regarding a period of tensions and hostilities that took place between the rulers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm and Shaikh Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān respectively. The correspondence discusses the reasons behind this c...
Annexe Numero 5A: SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF AND ARABIAN COAST
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The map shows the Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast naming the settlements, regions and bays; the map also indicates the Indo-European overland and submarine telegraph lines and roads. Some brief descriptions of topography are given. The map was included as 'Annexe Numero 5A' but in the file is s...
Correspondence relating to the succession to Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat, in the event of his sudden demise. Said bin Taimur felt that no member of the Royal Family met the two criteria required for his succesor: to hold the same views as his own about the State's close ...
‘File B/6 Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Political Agent, Muscat’
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The file contains correspondence relating to the settlement of various civil claims referred to the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, chiefly by Omani subjects in disputes over money with relatives or associates currently living and working in Bahrain and Sharjah. There are also attempts by t...
