The file relates to the imposition of a fine on a merchant belonging to the firm Dhamanmal Isardas, who had been caught by the Customs at Karachi, in company with a second merchant, attempting to smuggle coin, silver and a piece of silk into India. The papers include correspondence between the Di...
File 6/9 D F Chablani, Late of Eastern Bank, Bahrain
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The file relates to Darynamal [also spelled Darynomal] Fatehchand Chablani, who had been employed as a clerk by the Eastern Bank, Bahrain before returning to India. The file includes papers relating to a request by the Bahrain Government that the Political Agency Bahrain deny Chablani a visa in o...
File 6/11 Shaikh Ahmad ibn Obaid of Heryan [Henjam] (Uncle of Shaikh of Dubai)
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The file relates to consultations and enquiries by British officials following the arrest of Sheikh Ahmad ibn Obaid of Henjam by the Persian Government. The Sheikh of Dubai, nephew of Sheikh Ahmad, wished to go Bandar Abbas to investigate the affair, but the British were keen to prevent his goin...
This file contains correspondence sent by the Political Agency at Bahrain to J G Ballie, Vice-Consul at Bushire [Bushehr], regarding Khan Bahadur Abdul Latif bin Abdul Jalil [Khān Bahādur ‘Abd al-Laṭīf bin ‘Abd al-Jalīl], former Director of Customs at Kuwait. The letters mention why the forme...
The file relates mainly to Sheikh Sir Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], first as Deputy Ruler of Bahrain, then Ruler of Bahrain from 1932; also to his younger brother Sheikh Abdullah bin Isa. The papers include: a note containing a personal assessment by the Politi...
File 6/7 Mahandal Mekta [Mohanlal Mehta], ex-BI Agent at Dubai
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The file relates to the appointment of Mehta, who had previously acted as Agent for British India Steam Navigation (BISN) at Dibai [Dubai], to a position in the Hamalbashi Branch of the Customs at Shargah [Sharjah], responsible for the collection of customs revenue, and ensuring the correct quant...