The file consists of letters sent to Samuel Hennell, the British Resident in the Persian Gulf, by the Government of Bombay in response to the Resident's activities in the Gulf. The main subject matter concerns Egyptian encroachment in Oman; and a commercial treaty negotiated between Britain and t...
‘File 5/187 I – Proclamation prohibiting slave trade’
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The volume contains copies of covering letters sent with copies of the 1873 Slave Trade Proclamation, which was reissued on an annual basis. The letters were sent by Bushire Political Residency staff to a range of British representatives around the Gulf, including the Political Agents (Bahrain, ...
This file contains correspondence relating to the island of Sir Abu Nu'ayr[Şīr Bū Nu‘ayr],its use and ownership. It consists mainly of letters in Arabic with English translations. The main correspondents are Shaikh Za'id bin Khalifah, Chief of Abu Dhabi; Political Resident Persian Gulf; Residenc...
This file is a collection of correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Bushire, Karachi, and Muscat. It covers the following topics: Anti-British activities of Abdullah bin Faris, Shaikh of Sharjah's Secretary. Calim [soldiers] of Makhoom bin Baroot against Shaikh of Sharjah. Dibah-Ra...
Correspondence concerning the status of Hamriyah and whether it was a fiefdom of Sharjah, particularly as this impacted on the development of oil concessions. Correspondents include Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Political Agent, Bahrain; and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
This file contains information regarding the formation, acitivites and subsequent disbandment of the Bahrain Levy corps, a para-military force that existed on the island between 1924 and 1926. The file contains detailed discussions regarding the creation of the corps including questions over i...
This file contains correspondence regarding the development of the armed police force in Bahrain between the years 1930 and 1944. The documents discuss the British authorities' desire to reduce the number of Indians employed in the police force and make it appear less noticeably 'foreign'. Vari...
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Bushire, India and London regarding Persian goverment's claim of sovereignty over the territory of Bahrain. The impact of the discovery of oil deposits in Bahrain is discussed as is the broader international reaction to the ...
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain. In particular, the correspondence discusses a proposal by C.R.L Adrian-Vallance to establish a college of higher education in Bahrain for students from all of the Arab states of the Gulf. Adrian-Vallance prop...
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain. The correspondence discusses the appointment of Geoffrey E. Hutchings as head of the Technical College in Bahrain and the replacement of C.R.L Adrian-Vallance as Director of Education (with F.J Wakelin). The ...