Blueprint sketch map, dated 21 May 1934, and revised 31 December 1934, produced by the Producing Department of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO). Shows names of settlements, and location of oil pipelines, water pipelines, telephone lines, gas lines, company roads, 'native' roads, an...
Blueprint sketch map produced by the Producing Department of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO). Shows names of settlements, and location of oil pipelines, water pipelines, telephone lines, gas lines, company roads, and 'native' roads, indicated in a key in the lower left portion of ...
Blueprint sketch map produced by the Producing Department of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO). Shows names of settlements, and location of oil pipelines, water pipelines, telephone lines, gas lines, company roads, and 'native' roads, indicated in a key in the lower left portion of ...
Coll 30/147 'Trucial Coast: Kalba Affairs & Succession'
Scope & Content:
The file contains India Office minutes, and correspondence from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Foreign Office concerning the affairs of the shaikhdom of Kalba. The papers include: correspondence concerning the 1936 agreement between the British Government and Shaikh Said bin...
Coll 30/148 'Qatar: Question of ownership of Zubarah.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the dispute between the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar concerning sovereignty over Zubarah on the Qatar mainland. Zubarah was said to have 'considerable sentimental value' (folio 68) to the Al Khalifah family, as they originally came from there to take over Bahrain; however, in bo...
Coll 30/149 'Bahrain: Saudi Relations with Bahrain. Proposed visit of Emir Saud to Bahrain.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns visits to Bahrain by members of the royal family of Saudi Arabia; in particular the visit of Emir Saud [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], son of Ibn Saud [Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], in December 1937; and the visit of Ibn Saud himself in March 1939. ...
Coll 30/150 'Bahrain: Persian interference with Bahraini dhow.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the detention of a Bahrain dhow at Khoramshahr [Khorramshahr] under standing instructions issued by the Iranian Government (generally referred to as Persia). The nakhuda of the dhow was forced to hand over his vessel's registration documents to the Iranian naval authorities in ...
Coll 30/151 'Oil: Sharjah Political Agreement, and Commercial Concession.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations over the Political Agreement between HM Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited, and its subsidiary, Petroleum Concessions (Trucial Coast) Limited, relating to the Sharjah Oil Concession, and the related Commercial Agreement between the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaik...
Coll 30/152 'Bahrain: Oil: Production of - Monthly Statements of Destination of Shipments'
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The file contains monthly statements of petroleum products exports from Bahrain for the period July 1936 - February 1948 inclusive. The statements were sent by the Political Agency, Bahrain to the India Office (and other British Government departments), and the information was provided by the Ba...
Coll 30/153 'Visit of Sheikh of Bahrain to Mecca.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the visit of the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], to Mecca in order to undertake the Hajj (January 1938). The papers include: the decision to allow Shaikh Hamad to travel to Saudi Arabia aboard a Royal Navy ship (HMS Londonde...