File 19/3 IV Visits of His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief - East Indies (to Persian Gulf)
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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron (Vice-Admiral James Fownes Somerville), travelling to Bahrain and other Persian Gulf countries on HMS Norfolk between 1938 and 1939. The file contains ...
File 19/4 Tours of officers of the Residency, Bushire (EE, RS, Secretary etc)
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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for visits of officers of the Political Residency to Bahrain and other Persian Gulf countries: the tours of the Assistant Engineer, Independent Persian Gulf, Bushire, in June 1934, January and November 1937, and October-Novemb...
File 19/5 Corr re: Tour of Air Officer Commanding, RAF, Iraq
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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the Air Officer Commanding of the RAF in Iraq, and of the British Ambassador at Baghdad, to Bahrain and the Persian Gulf. The principal correspondents are: the Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force (R...
File 19/6 Tours. Tour of HBM's Minister and Legation Staff, Tehran
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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the British Minister and the Legation Staff at Tehran to Bahrain and the Persian Gulf countries. The principal correspondents are: the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaik...
File 19/7 Tour of Mr Dundas, Educational Council Cairo to Persian Gulf
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The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for Cyril Alfred Flux Dundas, from the British Council in Cairo, visiting Bahrain and Muscat. The correspondence includes a memorandum regarding centres of education not under the British Council's control.
File 20/1- Vol: III Ceremonial and Celebrations: New Year's and King's Birthday's Celebrations.
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The file contains papers regarding the celebration of the King's Birthday and Christmas and New Year’s Day between 1935-1939. Christmas and New Year’s Day were announced as an official holiday at the Agency in Bahrain. The King's Birthday was celebrated in June each year, but was not an official...
There are thirteen surviving files containing correspondence dating mainly from 1914 to 1950, about Celebrations and Ceremonials. Files IOR/R/15/2/1663-1665 contain correspondence regarding the celebrations arranged every year by the Political Agency, Bahrain, for both the King’s Birthday and Ne...
Christmas and New Year greeting card entitled 'Greetings from Bahrain'. The card has a coloured map of Bahrain on folio 252, and features important sites in Bahrain, including, Shaikh's Hunting Lodge, Oil Wells and Water Wells. Folio 253v includes a photograph of the ancient mosque [of Manama now...
File 20/1- IV Ceremonials and Celebrations: New Year's a King's Birthday's Celebrations.
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The file contains papers regarding the celebration of the King’s Birthday and New Year’s Day between 1939 and 1945 at the Agency in Bahrain. Due to the War, the arrangements for the King’s Birthday celebrations at the Agency were cancelled between the years 1940 and 1944, and invitations were on...
File 20/1 V Ceremonials and Celebrations. Celebrations in connection with Christmas New Year, H. M. The King's Birthday etc
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The file contains papers regarding the occasions of the King’s Birthday and Christmas and New Year's Day between 1944 and 1950. The King’s Birthday was celebrated in June each year, and was sometimes announced as an official holiday at the Political Agency in Bahrain. For the King’s Birthday, a...
