This file is a continuation from the previous file concerning the events of the 1913 uprising of the Ibāḍī imamate and the tribes of the interior of Oman under the leadership Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī against the authority of the Sultans of Muscat and Oman, al-Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘...
This file concerns the construction of the first hospital at Doha, Qatar, in the mid-1940s. Correspondents in this file include: Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain; Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent at Bahrain; E P Donaldson, India...
File F/1 Correspondence with the Municipalities regarding Judicial Matters
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This file contains letters, memos, budgetary ledgers primarily on judicial disputes between shopkeepers and the Manama Municipality. The disputes mainly pertain to the non-payment of Municipal Taxes. Few folios refer to disputes between individuals with the Manama Municipality arbitrating.
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and memoranda regarding the appointment of a third Shia Qadi at the Shia Court in Bahrain. Concerns were raised regarding the local Shia Qadis who had been quarrelling with one another and allowing their personal animosity to influence thei...
File 358-X(S)/1936 1. Mir of Hunza's position in Taghdambash Pamir and the Raskam Valley. 2. Chinese claim to suzerainty over Hunza. 3. Grant of compensation to the Mir of Hunza for the severance of his Chinese connection, in the shape of:- (I) A Jagir at Bagrot in the Gilgit sub-division. (II) Increase in annual subsidy, and (III) Award of the title of K.C.S.I..
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Printed copy, in a cover marked 'Grant of title to the Mir of Hunza'
File 12 1919 Proposal to grant a local war medal by H.H. the Maharaja of Mysore to the officers and men of the Mysore Imperial Service troops who were on service in the late war sanctioned by the Government of India but subsequently dropped
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Confidential File. Including an un-numbered file cover containing medal designs
‘35/110 Muskat Transfer of Oman Subjects to Other Nationalities; 35/102 Request of Musallam bin Juma bin Salim al Ja’davi for registration of his Dhow 1912 (Vide case of 3 Omanis and German Consul – 35/101); German Flag Case 1912-to-1914 A 28’
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Correspondence concerning the transfer of Omani subjects to other nationalities and registration of dhows. The file concerns the request of Musallim bin Juma to be registered under the laws of the East African Protectorate. Correspondents include the Government of India, Foreign Department; Poli...
Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920
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Correspondence concerning the uprising of the tribes from the interior of Oman against the Sultan of Muscat [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]. Topics discussed include: A survey of causes and history of rebellion of the Omani tribes under their elected Imam until 1915; The Ibadhi sect of the Omanis. Agreemen...
