‘File 20/B HANDING OVER OF P. A. Advice to Shaikhs etc.’
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The file contains letters and memorandum regarding the appointment of Cornelius James Pelly as Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf in Bushire, and his departure from Bahrain. The correspondence is also about the appointment of Arnold Crawshaw Galloway as the new Political Age...
‘File 20/2 Ceremonials & Honours. DEATHS IN ROYAL FAMILY AND OF OTHER BIG PERSONS’
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The file contains telegrams announcing the deaths of members of the British Royal Family, British Government officials and ruling families and presidents of other countries, and their funerals. Among those who passed away in the Royal Family are the Empress Maria of Russia, aunt of King George V...
'File 20/3 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Death of Shaikh Sir Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah, K. C. I. E., C. S. I., Ruler of Bahrain’
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The file contains telegram correspondence sent by the Political Agency in Bahrain announcing the death of Shaikh Sir ‘Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah on 9 December 1932. The telegram was sent to the Political Agencies in the Gulf. The file contains letters of sympathy which were sent from among others, ...
File 20/4 Ceremonials & Honours. Receptions, entertainments, invitations and presents etc.
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The file contains correspondence regarding tea and dinner parties held at the Agency in Bahrain. These parties were held for various occasions including the departure of the Political Agent Charles Geoffrey Prior, and the official introduction of the Shaikh of Kuwait Ahmad al-Jaber al-Subah to o...
Christmas greeting card entitled 'GOOD WISHES’. The card has a coloured painting on folio 44A. Folio 44B verso has hand written greetings sent by Shaikh Mustapha Bin Abdul Latif to the Political Agent Percy Gordon Loch. Folio 44C has printed greetings and Christmas wishes. On folio 44 there is co...
File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations
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The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of titles and badges to various persons in the Gulf. For instance, the title ‘Khan Bahadur’ was given to, among others, Khan Sahib Abdur Rahman Zaiyani, an Arab merchant, and to Mirza Ismail Barduli, an interpreter at the Agency in Muscat. The...
File No. 20/6 Ceremonials & Honours. At Home Circulars
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The file contains circulars sent by the Political Agency in Bahrain. The circulars are mainly to report whether the Political Agent will be ‘At Home’ for social visits or not. These visits usually took place on Friday afternoons of each month. Sometimes the circular indicates whether the Politic...
File No 20/7 Ceremonials and Honours. Armistice day
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The file contains circulars sent by the Political Agency in Bahrain regarding the observance of Armistice Day on 11 November of each year between 1933 and 1945. Similar circulars were sent in 1946 and 1947 to observe Remembrance Day on 10 and 9 November respectively. These were all circulated to ...
File No 20/8 Ceremonials:- Corr. re:- Marriage of Duke of Kent 29th November 1934.
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The file contains telegrams regarding the wedding of the Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934. The correspondence is between the British Consul, Bushire, and the Political Agency, Bahrain.
File No 20/9 Honours & Ceremonials:- Corr. re: Grant of title of K.C.I.E, to H. E. Shaik Sir Hamad bin `Isa Al Khailifah, on 1st Jany 1935.
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The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of the title of KCIE (Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire) to His Excellency Shaikh Sir Hamad bin `Isa Al Khalifa. Letters of congratulation regarding the appointment were conveyed by the Political Agent in Bahrain Percy Gordon ...
