File 4/16 Explanation and Defence of H.M.G.'s policy in Foreign Affairs
Scope & Content:
The file contains a copy telegram (reference number Intel 243) sent from the Foreign Office to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain on 2 June 1949. The telegram provided a justification for the British Government's recent recognition of the Emir of Cyrenaica (eastern Libya), in th...
File 1/5A II Menial Establishment: Appointment, Leave, Dismissals etc.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and related papers concerning the service at the Bahrain Political Agency of members of the menial establishment (including those holding the positions of farrash/farash [ferash] (also referred to as peon), dhobi, gardener, driver, and khalassi [khalasi]). The f...
File 1/5A Menial Staff: Leave, Dismissal, Advances, Applications for Employment
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the service of or applications for positions as farrash/farash [ferash], peon, sweeper, car cleaner, launch nakhuda [nakhoda], office boy, khalasi, launch crew, watchman in the Agency launch, driver, messenger (farrash), Agency motor car driver, gardener, cleaner and any avai...
File 1/33 Six-Monthly Returns of Contemplated Leave by the Clerical Establishment
Scope & Content:
The file includes half-yearly statements (returns) showing the leave contemplated by the Clerical Establishment of the Political Agency, Bahrain, 1935 to 1945 inclusive; correspondence between the Political Agent and the office of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf relating to the return...
Correspondence discusses matters relating to the Naval Base at Jufair, Bahrain, in the context of the redeployment of the naval stations at Henjam and Basidu on the Persian side of the Gulf. The topics include: Press cuttings from The Times and Evening News, Portsmouth, on the redeployment of...
The file relates to the operation of a number of bank accounts held by the Political Agency, Bahrain; particularly the Local Funds Account; the Agency Treasury Account (into which fines levied in the Agency Court were paid); and the Bahrain Agency Deposit Account (which contained all deposits of...
The file concerns the operation of the Foreign Office Account of the British Agency, Sharjah. The papers consist of correspondence between staff of the British Agency, Sharjah and the Political Agency, Bahrain; and statement of Dubai Post Office deposits for the period September 1948 - July 1949.
File 5/12 "The Merchant Shipping (Helm Orders)" Order, 1935.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the publication in Bahrain of The Merchant Shipping (Helm Orders) Order, 1935. The order, issued by the Foreign Office, extended the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932 to British-registered ships in any country in which His Majesty had jurisdiction. ...
The file consists of correspondence regarding allowances paid by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa of Bahrain [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] to members of his ruling Al Khalifah family. The correspondence is between the Shaikh, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Ch...
The file contains correspondence with Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, regarding the contract for conveyance of mail at Bahrain, and the cost of the service. The file also contains copies of agreements between the Political Agency and Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo (folios 4-7, 20-24, 37-40).
