File K/13 Papers Regarding Nationality of `Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd al-Rahman Al Bin `Ali
Scope & Content:
This file contains exchanges of letters regarding the disputed nationality of Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Bin 'Ali. Of note are letters from the governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Jiluwi, and the Political Agency, claiming Al Bin 'Ali as a subject of the Al Saud.
'File K/14 Claim of Faraj ibn Subait of Khasab against Salim ibn Musabbih of Dubai (Trucial Coast)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding a monetary claim made by Faraj bin Subait of Khasab on Salim ibn Musabbih of Dubai for diving work conducted during the pearling season of 1933.
File K/15 Visits and Interviews of Members of the Al Khalifa family with the Political Agent, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence pertaining to requests for audiences and visits by members of the al-Khalifa family with the Political Resident and Political Agent in Bahrain. Most concern matters of personal finance and state allowances.
This file contains exchanges of letters pertaining to collisions of boats moored in Bahrain waters or pearl banks, which have caused disputes between crews or sea captains.
File K/17 Papers regarding verification and registration of documents
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This file contains papers relating to the verification and registration of documents and attestation of powers of attorney among various merchants of Bahrain and some business partners in other parts of the Persian Gulf. Of note are documents that verify the breed and ancestry of horses to facili...
File K/18 Interviews and visits of Bahrain notables with Political Agent and the Political Resident
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency, Political Residency and various notable merchants of Bahrain wishing to have audiences and interviews with the Agent or Resident. Most of the letters pertain to arranging calls made by various notables to the Political Agent prior to...
File K/19 Interviews of foreigners with the Political Agent and the Political Resident
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to visits and audiences requested from and granted by the Political Agent in Bahrain and Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
File K/22 Acquisition of landed property by foreigners in Bahrain
Scope & Content:
This file is divided into a series of court cases initiated as a result of the enactment of the Bahrain Nationality Law of 1937. Because the law made ownership of immovable property by foreign subjects illegal or difficult, many property owners either sold or claimed disputed property they wished...
File K/23 Correspondence regarding Notes of Protest
Scope & Content:
This file contains notes of protest presented by merchants and ship owners to the Political Agency in Bahrain. Most of them pertain to cargo that was either damaged or destroyed between ports, at sea.