File No. G/1. II Miscellaneous correspondence with H. E. Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa and other members of the ruling family.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent mainly between the Agent in charge at the Political Agency, Bahrain, and members of Al-Khalifa ruling family. The letters were regarding visiting one another to discuss state-related issues. Other letters were sent from both sides to i...
‘File 8/1. Casualties in the al-Subah family of Kuwait’
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The file contains correspondence related to casualties suffered by the Al-Sabah [Āl Ṣabāḥ] ruling family of Kuwait. There are copies of letters and telegrams conveying messages of condolence to the Shaikh [Emir] of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and other family members, along with the r...
File 32/7 Certified copies of deeds and documents from 1 January 1927 to 1932
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This file contains certificates and copies of deeds signed by officials in Kuwait. Most of the certifications deal with business transactions, powers of attorney, or legal disputes, and paperwork that required either the signature of the chief court judge of Kuwait or the ruler of Kuwait. The maj...
File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab
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This file contains correspondence among British officials in the Persian Gulf and London, as well as the Kuwaiti Government on various means of securing a reliable supply of water for Kuwait. The papers vary from proposal for a condensing plant, and possible pipeline from Basra in Iraq, to obtai...
File 9/20 Naval and Shipping: Infringement of Muscat territorial waters by Persian Navy
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Correspondence concerning the question of Iranian rights to search foreign vessels outside their territorial waters. The papers cover the report of such an incident involving dhows from Dubai and the interdepartmental discussion of what rights the Iranians have and what action should be taken sho...
The file discusses the question of jurisdiction in Bahrain over Nejdis [Najdis], Hasawis and other subjects of Arab rulers, which had been under discussion by the British Government prior to the commencement of the First World War to which a decision had not yet been reached. Included are note...
The file consists of correspondence forwarding remittances to the Bahrain Agency; these largely consist of debt repayments and payments for court fees, and are often in the form of deductions from wages. By far the largest number of these remittances have been forwarded by the Superintendent of ...
This file largely consists of correspondence between the British Consul, Basra, and the Political Agent, Bahrain, regarding Bahraini citizens residing in Iraq. Most of the file is concerned with requests for the Political Agent's assistance, made by the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citiz...
The file contains correspondence relating to the shipment from Basra to Bahrain of a Dodge truck for use by the Public Relations Office in Bahrain, and the shipment in the opposite direction of a Hudson saloon car. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Public Relations Officer in Basra (M...
‘Vol 251 Unsettled affairs for Resident’s attention during Tour of Arab Ports, 1859/60; Turkish Arabia, Mohumrah [Khorramshahr], General’
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The file contains miscellaneous correspondence and reports produced at or for the attention of the Persian Gulf Residency. The chief correspondents in the file are Captain Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay: Outstanding affairs fo...
