This file contains correspondence concerning the importation of cotton twist from India into Bahrain for the purpose of sail-making. The correspondence is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India as well as with a number of...
This file contains correspondence concerning the importation of cotton twist from India into Bahrain for the purpose of sail-making. The correspondence is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast, the External Affairs Department of the Govern...
This file contains correspondence concerning the export of cotton waste from India to the Persian Gulf. The correspondence is primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast, the External Affairs Department of the Government of India as well as with...
File 36/60 Minutes of the Commercial Advisory Committee Meetings
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This file contains copies of the minutes of Bahrain's Commercial Advisory Committee. The Committee was a body composed of its president, Political Agent Major Tom Hickinbotham, a number of prominent local merchants based in Bahrain and G W R Smith, Director of Customs. The Committee is occasiona...
File 36/61 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Military Officials and Station Commander, Bahrain
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and British Military officials in the country, primarily the office of the Air Liaison Officer of the RAF in Muharraq. The correspondence discusses a number of issues including an attempt by RAF levies to forcefully enter...
File 36/62 Quota of Tyres and Tubes for Trucial Coast
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and several local merchants regarding the importation of tyres and inner tubes into Bahrain and the broader Gulf region. The file also contains correspondence - in Arabic with English translations - between the Political A...
This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to the importation of hardware including nails, water cisterns and lanterns from various supplie...
This file contains a letter from the Political Agent in Bahrain, Major Tom Hickinbotham to the Political Agency in Sharjah sent to report that since friendly relations between Bahrain and Qatar had been restored, it had been decided that Qatar should receive supplies via Bahrain.
This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to the importation of paints and inks from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the Unite...
This file contains correspondence related to a request made to the Political Agency by a Bahraini merchant named Mohamed Makki Albaharnah to import simsim [sesame] oil from Mombasa, Kenya into Bahrain. This request was refused by the East African Production and Supply Council due to shortages ...
