File 1/28 Superintendent, Political Agency, Bahrain
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The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Head Clerk (known from 15 April 1944 as Superintendent) of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers, which consist of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, last pay certificates, other certificates, bank drafts, and off...
The file contains correspondence and administrative records relating to the use of court fee stamps by the Political Agency, Bahrain. The stamps were used in the levying of fees and fines in Agency Courts. The correspondence is between the Political Agency, Bahrain; the Political Residency, Per...
The file contains correspondence relating to the investiture of the Shaikh of Kuwait (Shaikh Ahmed al Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]). The correspondence is between the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, Political Agent, Kuwait (Cornelius James Pelly), Political Ag...
The file comprises correspondence relating to the raising of notes of protest by various parties, in response to damage sustained to vessels at sea, or loss of cargo from vessels while at sea. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Master of the SS Begum, O G Rowland Jones; the Chief Local...
The file comprises: a letter from Robert E Williamson, General Manager of Mercury Boat Lines, dated 29 January 1949, announcing the commencement of Mercury Boat Lines’ new passenger services, with an enclosed outline of vessels, timetables (Manama, Al Khobar [Al-Khubar], Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tanūrah]...
‘16/16 Miscellaneous – Archaeological excavations at Bahrain’
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Correspondence relating to the Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain, including archaeological excavations of, and damage inflicted to them. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); the Political Agent at Bahrain (Captain Char...
Correspondence relating to gifts of ammunition cartridges made by British political officials to members of the ruling family of Bahrain, including the ruler, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah. Included in the papers are letters of thanks from the recipients of these gifts, often in both Engli...
The file concerns a proposal by the Air Liaison Officer, Bahrein [Bahrain] to replace existing service telephone poles and lines along the causeway between Manama and Muharraq with longer-lasting fittings, such as steel poles. The main correspondents are the Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain (also r...
File No. G/5 V. O. Correspondence with the Qadhis regarding judicial matters.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, petitions and reports, regarding divorce cases of local women in Bahrain. The correspondence is between a Qatari local woman, the Bahrain Sharia Court, the Bahrain Political Agency, and the Ruler of Qatar (Abdullah bin Qasim Al-Thani). The...
This file consists of instructions for the preparation of trade reports, plus copies of annual trade reports for Koweit [Kuwait], dating from 1905 to 1912. The beginning of the file contains copies of what are referred to as 'skeleton forms' in which statistics are to be recorded, together with ...
