‘File 16/39 Miscellaneous. Visit to Bahrain of Rev. J. V. Westlake, Chaplain of the Church of England. & other chaplains. Appointment of a Church of England Minister, Bahrain’
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Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits to Bahrain of representatives of: the Church of England at Basra (Reverend J V Westlake; Reverend F W Bowyer); the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem (Bishop George Francis Graham Brown); the Church of Scotland (Reverend James Hume); and the Lati...
‘File No. 16/83 Miscellaneous. Lists of officers serving at the American Embassy, Jidda, Saudi Arabia and other Posts and General correspondence.’
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Lists, sent by the United States Consulate at Dhahran to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, detailing officers serving at the following United States’ embassies and consular offices in the Persian Gulf region: the US Embassy in Jidda [Jedda] (f 2); the US Consulate in Basra (f 3, f 8); ...
File 18/11 Buildings Repairs Agency Buildings – Correspondence re – Water pumps for the Bahrain Agency.
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The file contains papers relating to electric water pumps for the Bahrain Political Agency. The file includes correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the following: the State Engineer, Bahrain Government; the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Khalil bin ...
File 31/3 Books & Publications: Government publications and allotment of funds for their purchase. Corr re
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The file contains correspondence related to the supply of publications by the Government of India, and allocation of funds for their purchase by the Political Agency at Bahrain. The documents in the file also include letters and receipts, leaflets, orders for manumission forms, supply of tide t...
File 36/28 Quotas of Motor Spare Parts Fixed for Bahrain and Trucial Coast
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This file contains correspondence related to the supply of spare car parts in Bahrain and the Trucial Coast. The correspondence in the file is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain; the State Engineers Department of the Government of Bahrain and the Residency Agency in Sharjah. Also...
‘Statements Showing Stocks of Food Held:– (a) By Bahrain Government. (b) By Trucial Coast. (c) By UKCC Pool at Bahrain’
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The volume comprises tables detailing the volumes (given in tons) of food supplies in Bahrain and on the Trucial Coast. There are five tables at the front of the volume for stores kept by the Bahrain Government, Trucial Coast and UKCC (United Kingdom Commercial Corporation). Foodstuffs are arran...
[Un-numbered file] Dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and Shaikh of Kuwait: British Government's Proposals to Settle Kuwait-Najd Boundary Dispute by Arbitration; Defeat of Shaikh Salim at Jahra; Ikhwan Withdrawal; Truce Terminated by Ikhwan
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to: A dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and the Shaikh of Kuwait. British government's proposals to settle Kuwait-Najd boundary dispute by arbitration. Defeat of Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ] at ...
Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India
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The volume is the second edition of Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India, printed by the Government of India Press, Simla, 1924. The volume begins with extracts from the proclamations and speeches of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King G...
File XVIII/4 coal, mining rights and monopolies Anglo- Persian Oil Company, 1921 to 1928.
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The file contains correspondence related to the request raised by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company to get exclusive prospecting rights in Muscat and Oman. British officials reported the importance of securing an agreement from the Sultan of Muscat, similar to the convention made with other Gulf sha...
File XXXIII/1 Affairs of the Ruling Family Succession and Recognition of Saiyid Faisal, 1888.
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams, and reports regarding the issue of the succession to the Sultan of Muscat, Turki bin Said al-Bu Sa‘idi and the discussion on whether to recognise his son Faysal as a ruler or not, and the fear of the rise of the Sharqiyya tribes led by Shaikh Salih bin Ali al-Harthi....
