The file contains correspondence with Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) representatives regarding the use of a chartered plane to transport personnel of ARAMCO to Dhahran. The letters request permission from the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain for the ...
The file comprises correspondence relating to the Sheikh of Fujairah’s [Muḥammad bin Ḥamad Āl Sharqi] desire to enter into a treaty agreement with the British Government, thus putting his territory on a footing similar to those of the other Trucial Coast states. The principal correspondents in t...
File No. E/6 Vol. II Correspondence re Senior Joint Court.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and memoranda regarding the Senior Joint Courts in Bahrain. Most of the letters are from the Political Agency in Bahrain to the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa informing him whether the court will be held or not. Shaikh Ha...
File No. E/7 V. O. Correspondence regarding the Diving Court.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of memoranda, letters and petitions regarding Diving Court matters in Bahrain. Among the raised issues was the suggestion of setting up a Diving Court in Manama where it would be in closer touch with other courts. Letters were sent by the Political Ag...
File VO-E/27 KING'S REGULATIONS. - Issue & Sale of'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the issue and sale of King’s Regulations. The main correspondence is between the Political Agency, Bahrain, the British Residency, Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Foreign Office.
File No. G/2 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Manamah Notables.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agents in Bahrain including Percy Gordon Loch and Tom Hickinbotham and the notables of Manama, including, Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo and Abdulaziz Al-Qosaibi (al-Gosaibi). The letters are mostly personal and contain in...
This file contains copies of the fortnightly intelligence summary that was compiled by the British Agency in Gwadur [Gwadar] The summaries are divided into different sections, typically under the following headings: Movements of British Officials & Others, Shipping, Local Affairs, Weather, F...
This file contains correspondence between British officials - primarily from the Political Agency in Muscat and the Political Residency in Bushire - regarding defence arrangements in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. Specifically, the correspondence discusses the following: plans for the poten...
This file contains correspondence regarding the political situation in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman with an emphasis on the relationship between British authorities and its ruler, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘id bin Taymur]. This includes a discussion of the Sultan's financial arrangements, his prefe...
This file contains correspondence regarding the construction, furnishing and subsequent maintenance and repairs of a 'political bungalow' for the use of British officials to stay in while visiting Gwadur [Gwadar]. A plan of the bungalow produced prior to construction is contained on folio 41. I...
