File 11/44 Leading Personalities in Iraq, Iran & Saudi Arabia
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This file contains copies of the following Foreign Office documents: 'Leading Personalities in Persia, 1947' (folios 3-20) 'Leading Personalities in Iraq, 1947' (folios 21-36) 'Leading Personalities in Saudi Arabia, 1948' (folios 37-47).
This file consists of a copy of a memorandum that was sent from the Political Residency to the Political Agents in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. The memorandum informs them that in the case of any non-Arab person or entity wishing to make a presentation of any kind to the ruler of their respective ...
File [11/4] Salute by H.H. the Sultan to Political Officers when leaving and returning to Muscat
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Muscat, the Government of India and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Faysal bin Turki. The correspondence concerns a disagreement that arose between the Agency and the Sultan as to whether or not he was obligated to fire a formal sal...
File [11/4] Salute by H.H. The Sultan To Political Officers When Leaving and Returning to Muscat
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This file contains correspondence between Britain's Political Agency in Muscat and the Council of Ministers of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman regarding arrangements for the firing of a gun salute upon the return of the Political Agent to Muscat. The correspondence is in Arabic accompanied by En...
File [XI C/16] Royal Salutes Fired by Sultan on British Anniversaries
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Muscat and the Political Residency in Bushire regarding the 'British anniversaries' upon which the Sultan of Muscat and Oman was bound to fire royal salutes.
This file contains correspondence between officials at the India Office, the Government of India's External Affairs Department and a number diplomatic posts in the Persian Gulf including the Political Agency in Muscat. The correspondence discusses British Government propaganda efforts (usually r...
This file contains a report on the Shaikhdom of Bakhah [Bukha] written by the Political Agent in Bahrain, Arnold Crawshaw Galloway. The report was written after Galloway and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, William Rupert Hay, had visited the area on 25 January 1947. It contains a brie...
This file contains copies of the 'Naval Periodical Summary - Persian Gulf' that was compiled by the Royal Navy Staff Officer (Intelligence) in the Persian Gulf. These summaries contain details of the movement of ships and individuals ('personalities') around the region's numerous ports. In addit...
This file consists of a copy of a letter that was sent from the Persian Gulf Residency in Bahrain to the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. The letter explains that the High Commissioners in India and Pakistan had recently been directed to provide monthly intelligence summaries to ...
File 11/57 Political Situation in India & Pakistan
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This file contains a report entitled 'Events in India and Pakistan during December 1947' that was sent from the Persian Gulf Residency in Bahrain to the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. The report is divided up as follows: A. Relations between the Two Dominions: Kashmir, Financ...
