The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on reservation of land and infrastruc...
File 12/8 (1 A/31) Anti-British activities of Persians
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This file contains correspondence related to alleged 'anti-British' activities of Persians. Much of the correspondence relates to the so-called 'Basidu incident' of August 1933 in which a British flag flying at Basidu in Persia was pulled down by a Persian officer. This correspondence includes ...
‘File 13/2 A Air facilities in Arab shaikhdoms. Routine correspondence’
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The file relates to fuelling instructions at the aerodrome in Bahrain. A copy of a letter from the Branch Manager of the BP [British Petroleum] Aviation Service, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 20 March 1949 (f 4), states that the company will permit fuelling of aircraft whil...
The file relates to the question of jurisdiction covering the spillage of oil into the waters of the Persian Gulf at Bahrain [also referred to as Bahrein], and actual incidents of oil spillages there. The papers include correspondence from the Political Agent, Kuwait (Captain Maurice Patrick O’C...
File 31/11 (6/21) SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFAH
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The file contains correspondence about Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifah, mainly from the 1930s. The main topic is the work of Shaikh Salman in the Bahrain Court and the payment of a small extra subsidy when Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government, was on leave in England. The m...
File 32/27 National Income and Local Resources in Bahrain
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This file contains a letter (ff 2-4) sent from Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to several foreign companies active in Bahrain. The letter informed the companies that the Government of Bahrain wanted to obtain information relating to the country's national income and local...
File 1/55 Personal File of Political Officer, Qatar, Doha
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The file relates to the appointment and service of the first Political Officer in Qatar, Arthur John Wilton, and his successors as Political Officer up to October 1950. The papers, which consist of correspondence and telegrams, cover the following topics: note on establishment of Political Age...
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf regarding supplies of coal for the Agency launches; its cost and arrangements for its shipment to Bahrain. Also discussed are difficulties in obtaining good quality coal; and a ...
The file contains official requests from the commanders of Royal Indian Navy ships to the Political Agent, Bahrain for permission to draw sums of money at Bahrain, as payment for the ships' companies; coin lists; and associated correspondence. The records relate to HMIS Hindustan, HMIS Lawrence, ...
File 6/10 Construction of sea wall, correspondence regarding
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The file consists of correspondence between the Political Agency, Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation regarding construction work in and around the sea wall and the Corporation's property in Manama. The papers cov...
