This volume contains detailed discussions regarding the proposed British reforms in Bahrain. The documents discuss the attitude of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa towards the reforms and the role of his sons Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The oppression of the Shia com...
The file contains material regarding a number of topics including the status of Bahrain following the social and economic reforms that were implemented by the British during the preceding years, the geo-strategic rationale behind Britain's interest in maintaining its dominant position in the cou...
Correspondence discusses the visit of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] to Europe where he intended to visit England and France. The visit was primarily for medical reasons for the treatment of chronic appendicitis, detailed in medical reports contained in the file. He desired to be a...
The file concerns the shipping of goods direct to the mainland of Saudi Arabia by way of Bahrain; the question of the imposition by Bahrain of transit dues on such goods; and the effect of these transit dues on relations between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Britain. The correspondence is mainly be...
The file deals with wireless broadcasting to Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein), particularly the start of the Arabic service by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in January 1938. The papers also have much information about broadcasting to Kuwait and other parts of the Persian Gulf. The co...
The file concerns Arabic language broadcasting by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Bahrain. The papers also cover the impact of broadcasting in the region generally, particularly Kuwait, Muscat, and Sharjah. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Pol...
This file contains copies of the financial records of the Government of Bahrain that were sent to the British Political Agency in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The records cover the years 1359-1363AH (1941-1945). These records include details of the expenditu...
The volume contains letters sent and received by the Political Agency at Bahrain, the other Political Agencies in the Persian Gulf, the India Office in London and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, concerning the smuggling of arms and ammunitions from the Arab side of the Gulf into Per...
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, and the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, to fulfill a request by the Department of Overseas Trade to supply statistics for the ...
The file concerns the anticipated arrival in Bahrain from Baghdad, on an Imperial Airways aircraft, of the Vice President of the American Express Company, Mr [Frank B] Harding. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard W...
