File 42/18 Appointment of British Staff to Bahrain Educational Department: Principal of Teachers' Training Centre and Headmaster of Secondary School
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This file contains correspondence regarding efforts to recruit British educational officials to work in Bahrain (at a proposed teachers' training centre and a secondary school). The correspondence also discusses the involvement of the British Council in the country. The correspondence is between ...
File 3/12 Supply of provisions to His Majesty's Navy - contract of. Tenders for the Navy.
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Correspondence relating to the supply of fresh provisions for one year to the Royal Navy in the Persian Gulf. Letters relate mainly to tenders for potatoes, fresh provisions and fresh fruit but also include tenders for provision of taxis, one dhow, and other vehicles including a saloon car. Corr...
File 5/8 Murder Case against Abboud ibn Majid al-Shalji Musa and Rasoul ibn Haji Mahdi al-Shalfi Musa Iraqis
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The file contains papers relating to an allegation of murder against two Iraqi nationals in Bahrain, and the question of their extradition to Iraq. The papers include correspondence, statements and warrants of arrest. The main correspondents are the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the office of t...
‘File 15/3 Rules and Regulations received from the Residency Office – Bushire, etc.’
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The file contains mainly circular memoranda issued by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to the Political Agent, Bahrain and others. These contain local instructions about personnel management, office administration and several miscellaneous topics, including: Permitted occasio...
‘File 16/43-I Miscellaneous. (i) Holidays observed by the Political Agency, Bahrain. (ii) Notes re: Daily Working Hours’
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Notices, office notes and some correspondence relating to the public holidays observed by, and working hours of, the Political Agency. The notices in the file, signed by or on behalf of the Political Agent, were circulated to Bahrain Government representatives, administrative officials, and vari...
File 28/26 I Miscellaneous correspondence with and re CASOC (renamed A.A.O.C.)
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The file contains correspondence between California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) renamed from 1944 Arabian American Oil Company (AAOC) Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives and the Political Agent at Bahrain on conditions of employment and recruitment in Bahrain.
File 6/6 Proposal to post a Special Service Officer in the Gulf; appointment of Air Liaison Officer
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This file contains correspondence pertaining to the possible appointment of a Special Service Officer. The papers detail the officer's responsibilities and also provide an overview of the political and administrative context in which the appointment was being sought by the various correspondents ...
File XXXVIII/1 Sur and the Amirs of Ja‘alan. Sur Affairs 1918 to 1925
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The file contains extracts from work diaries, letters and reports related to tribal disturbances in Oman, mainly in Sur and Ja'alan [Ja'lan]. Rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali claimed the right to rule over Sur and to pay no custo...
The volume consists of chronological diary entries containing transcripts of correspondence sent and received, and notes on the arrival and departure of vessels at Bushire. The Resident during the period covered was William Bruce (acting). The correspondence sent is entered under the date the l...
The letters in the file relate to Mombasa’s brief status as a British protectorate during the years 1824 to 1826, and the plan and execution of British withdrawal from the town, in light of the Imam of Muscat’s disapproval of British occupation (he considered Mombasa be part of his dominions at Z...
