‘File 21/13 DETENTION OF MUSCAT SUBJECT BY AMIR OF ZAKRIT'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the abduction and enslavement of a young man from Muscat, who was found working at Petroleum Concessions Limited’s (PCL) oilfields in Qatar, and attempts by the Political Agent and others, including Saleh Al Mana [Ṣāliḥ Āl Māni‘], a representative of ...
The file comprises copies of correspondence and notes containing guidance, issued in response to reports from the War Office, of German plans to sabotage oil fields and refineries and blow up shipping. The file includes: a copy of a telegram from MICE (Middle East Intelligence Centre) in Cairo,...
The file comprises correspondence and statistical tables relating to the production of oil and other petroleum products by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) during and immediately after the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Chief Local Representative for BAP...
The file comprises correspondence and statistical tables relating to the production of oil and associated petroleum products by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) after the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are the Chief Local Representative for BAPCO (R M Brown, repl...
‘File 28/12 Establishment of Contraband Control Centre’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and other papers relating to the transport and trade in contraband goods through the Gulf during the Second World War, with particular reference to the trade in goods of enemy origin or destination. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Res...
The file comprises correspondence and papers produced in response to Britain’s involvement in the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, which began on 25 August 1941. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Poli...
The file comprises correspondence relating to the drawing up of: a) an Emergency Order in Council, with Defence Regulations, and b) proclamations by the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, for issue in the event of war with Germany. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in...
The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the implementation of the Navicert system in the Persian Gulf, which was intended to regulate and control shipping in and out of the Persian Gulf during wartime. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent ...
This is a correspondence file about the operation and impact on the population and economy of Bahrain and the Trucial Coast sheikhdoms, of Government of India export licensing restrictions for the supply of tea and to a lesser extent, coffee, sugar, dates and cotton piece goods, to the Persian G...
The file discusses the concession for red oxide (also known as ferric oxide) which the Golden Valley Ochre and Oxide Company Limited (Eric Innes Pocock) was exploiting at Abu Musa [Abū Mūsā] including the company’s relationship with the Shaikh of Sharjah (Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī) and wo...
