Papers relating to the drafting, publication and implementation of The Bahrain Order in Council (His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913). Includes papers relating to slave trade jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf, February - August 1913; the design of a notarial seal for sealing documents to be used...
File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council
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The papers relate to the introduction of The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913; the question of the levying by the Sheikh of Bahrain of Khidma [Khidmah, Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] on court cases and the introduction of court fees by the British, 1916-1919, inclu...
File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers
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This file contains correspondence between British and Persian government officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr). Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named...
File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the drafting of a Bahrain nationality law and a law regarding the ownership of property by foreigners in Bahrain. Draft copies of both of the proposed laws are included in the file. The file also contains documents concerning...
File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership
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The file relates to proposals to prospect for oil at Gwadar (mainly referred to in the papers as 'Gwadur'), and discussions over the ownership and proposed cession of the area, which was in the territory of the Sultan of Muscat. The file includes the following papers: correspondence concerning ...
Correspondence between British officials and the Sultan of Muscat concerning the granting of a coaling station to the French at Bandar Jissah which led to the British giving an ultimatum to the Sultan that he cancel the lease to the French otherwise his subsidy would be withdrawn. A letter from ...
File 35/84 III (A 7) Miscellaneous Muscat correspondence
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This file contains correspondence concerning discussions between the Political Agent, Muscat and tribes of the interior concerning Sultan Faysal bin Turki. The main correspondents are Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent, Muscat; Political Resident Persian Gulf; Deputy Secretar...
Correspondence concerning the use of French flags by dhows at Sur and the actions taken by the Sultan of Muscat and the Government of India. Includes a hand drawn map (folio 33) 'Rough sketch of Soor'. Topics covered include: The establishment of a French consulate Representation of the Sultan...
Correspondence concerns Stuart Edwin Hedgcock, Financial Adviser, Muscat, and the termination of his services and proposed reinstatement. The correspondence notes the detailed scrutiny of the State's budget by Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. Also discussed is the Muscat Levy Corps budget: ...
File 53/83 II (D 105) Smuggling Between 'Iraq + Kuwait
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This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials but it also includes correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. ...
