File 11/15 Captain Eccles' Report on the Interior of Oman
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This file contains a report compiled by Captain George J Eccles commandant at the Muscat Infantry on the interior of Oman in November and December of 1926. The file contains a detailed description of the expedition let by Eccles and included geologists and members of the National History Society....
File 11/40 Sa'udi Arabian Negotiations with H.M. Government
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This file contains copies of correspondence exchanged between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London and HM Minister in Jedda [Jeddah] regarding negotiations between the governments of Britain and Saudi Arabia. These negotiations related to a number of different issues including ...
The file concerns the operation of mail services to and from Muscat and Oman. The papers include: correspondence concerning the Muscat Political Agency launch; proposals for an air mail service between Muscat and India via Bahrain; the operation of a commercial contract for carrying mail by lau...
Vol 7 Diary of the Proceedings of the Resident at the Honble Companys Factory of Bushier [Bushire]
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The volume consists of chronological 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 letter ...
Confidential B.27. File No. 14/168 Ownership of Halul Island and Mica at Halul.
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Correspondence discusses the ownership of the island of Halul which appeared to be visited by boats from Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial Coast with no one claiming exclusive rights. Reference is made to a letter from Captain A. Cotton Way, First Assistant to the Political Resident Persian Gulf c...
File 18/77 (B Series 18/11) Annual Report on the Working of the Bahrain Order in Council
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Annual Reports of the Political Agent, Bahrain, to the Political Resident, Persian Gulf on the working of The Bahrain Order in Council, 1913 (and subsequent amendments) for the years 1921-1947 inclusive. The Reports give information on the number and nature of civil suits and criminal cases under...
File 26/94 (F 26) Mohammerah; Shaikh Khazal's offer re: building of Ahwaz Consulate
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The volume contains correspondence relating to plans and a proposal to build a British consulate at Ahwaz. The correspondents include: Percy Cox, Political Resident at Bushire; David Lorimer and Lieutenant James Gabriel Lancaster Ranking, Vice-Consul and Acting Vice-Consul for Arabistan at Ahwaz...
Supplementary List of Undertakings etc, of a Confidential Nature between the Trucial Chiefs of Oman and the British Government, 1911-1912
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The volume is entitled Supplementary List of Undertakings etc, of a Confidential Nature between the Trucial Chiefs of Oman and the British Government, 1911-1912. There are also two duplicate copies of the same item. One of the copies is inscribed 'Received under Foreign and Political Department ...
File 8/2 Public petitions etc. Letters to Major Daly (P.A.) thanking him for his interest in Bahrain affairs
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The file contains a number of petitions (or 'madbatas') written by Bahraini merchants and other Bahrain inhabitants of native, Persian, Nejdi and Indian origin, praising the actions of the Bahrain Political Agent, Major Clive Daly. The original petitions in Arabic and Persian are included, along...
File 6/6 W B Steele - State Engineer; (2) Group Captain H P G Leigh State Engineer
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The file relates to the appointment of holders of the post of State Engineer to the Bahrain Government. The papers include: papers relating to the appointment of William Benjamin Steele as State Engineer, May 1932 - July 1939; correspondence concerning telephones and charges levied by the State ...
