Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part I Historical and Political Materials, Précis of Bahrein [Bahrain] Affairs, 1854-1904
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The volume is Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part I Historical and Political Materials, Précis of Bahrein Affairs, 1854-1904 (G C Press, 1904). The volume is divided into the following sections: political events, 1854-70; international status and British protection; and internal affairs and British po...
'File 12/19 B I Resignations, leave and discharge of BAPCO and PCL Indian and other employees'
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The file contains correspondence exchanged between the Political Agent at Bahrain, Hugh Weightman and Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) representatives regarding the resignation, leave and discharge of BAPCO and Petroleum Company Limited (PCL) employees, in some instances accompanied by ill-trea...
‘File 15/13 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1, Rules and instructions to wear orders (Decorations) medals’
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The main contents of the file are the following printed documents, which were originally circulated by the Viceroy of India to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and others, for information and guidance: A Government of India, Foreign and Political Department Notification dated 22 May 1...
File 15/23 II List of Holders of I.W.C. etc. and rules relating thereto.
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The file contains lists of amendments and additions to be made to the ‘First Edition of the Permanent Supplement to the Sixth edition of the Indian Word Code 1924’ in 1936. These updates were circulated to the Political Agent, Bahrain and others by the Government of India, Director-General of Po...
File 36/16 IX Grant of Export Licenses to Goods Other than of Local Origin
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This file contains export licence application forms submitted to the Political Agency in Bahrain by individuals resident in the country (various shopkeepers and other sole traders as well as companies and some private individuals) for goods of non-local origin. The application forms contain ba...
File 36/16 X Grant of Export Licences to Goods Other than of Local Origin
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This file contains export licence application forms submitted to the Political Agency in Bahrain by individuals resident in the country (various shopkeepers and other sole traders as well as companies and some private individuals) for goods of non-local origin. The application forms contain ba...
File 36/46 Applications for Assistance to Export Supplies of Liquor from U.K.
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This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to the importation of alcohol and food supplies from various suppliers in the United Kingdom. T...
File No. G/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with H. E. Shaikh Sir `Isa, his son H. E. Shaikh Hamad and other Shaikhs.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent mainly between Bahrain Political Agents Charles Geoffrey Prior and Percy Gordon Loch respectively, and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and other Al-Khalifa shaikhs. The letters were regarding visiting one another to discuss state relat...
File 10/12 Tribal and desert information: Ikhwan raids; Motor Transport Concession, Kuwait/Basra; Ikhwan rebellion, 1927
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This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. The correspondence primarily relates to raids that were made into Iraq and Kuwait by Ikhwan forces and associated acts of livestock plunder ...
File 2/13 Visit to Kuwait of Iraqi Foreign Minister; proposed Kuwait-Iraqi Agreement on smuggling
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This file contains correspondence between British Officials in Kuwait, London and India on an upcoming diplomatic mission of Iraqi Government officials to Kuwait. The file also contains correspondence relating to smuggling, trade agreements and the construction of a port on the Gulf coast of Saud...