Photograph of a group portrait taken on board HMS Norfolk, 11 January 1948, on a visit to Bahrain by Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Francis Eric Palliser, receiving the call of His Highness Shaikh Sir Salman bin Hamad al Khalifah [Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khal...
'27/1 SALUTES AND EXCHANGES OF CALLS BETWEEN H.M.'s SERVICES AND ARAB RULERS.'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in this file discusses the etiquette of gun salutes and exchange of calls in the Gulf. Topics include: the raising of the number of gun salutes for the Ruler of Kuwait and the Ruler of Bahrain from seven guns to eleven guns; a letter in Arabic (with English translation) from Shaik...
