Coll 30/192(3) ‘Persian Gulf. Defence of Bahrein (a) Employment of British officer & N.C.O. Instructor. Appt. of Capt A.C. Byard. (b) Bahrein Defence Force – Recruitment from personnel of Bahrein Petroleum Company.’
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The file consists of two folders of papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the defence of Bahrain: folder A ‘Bahrein Defence Scheme. Employment of British officer & N.C.O. Instructor. Appt. of Captain A. C. Byard. “ ” Major H.T. Hewitt.’ [‘Bahrein Defence Scheme. Employment of British of...
Coll 35/20 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; installation of a telephone communication between the wireless station of Imperial and International Communications Ltd at Manamah and the landing ground at Muharraq'
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The initial part of the file concerns the negotiations for the installation of a telephone service between the wireless station of Imperial and International Communications Ltd at Manamah and the landing ground at Muharraq, in 1934-35. The second part contains correspondence from 1944, focusing ...
Memorandum by the Rev. G. P. Badger on the Pretensions of Persia in Beloochistan and Mekran, drawn up with especial reference to her Claim to Gwadur and Charbar
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This file consists of a memorandum by George Percy Badger (scholar and missionary) concerning Persian claims in Beloochistan [Baluchistan] and Mekran [Makran], particularly Gwadel or Gwadur [Gwādar] and Charbar [Chābahār]. It contains the following: a history of Persian encroachments in Beloochi...
Political No. 36 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from HM Minister at Teheran to Earl Granville on the Subject of a Proposed Treaty with the Shah of Persia for the Suppression of the Slave Trade
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This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 20 February 1874 and received by the India Office Political Department on 16 March 1874, forwarding a letter from HM Minister at Teheran [Tehran] to Earl...
Papers regarding Muscat, Vol 10 - Invasion of Muscat by Azim bin Ghias, the Chief of Rustaq - Sultan Syed Salim is deposed and flees to Bandar Abbas - Azim bin Ghias is proclaimed Imam of Muscat
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This item is a collection to India Political Despatch No. 1 of 6 January 1869, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of India Foreign Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Government of India...
Persian Gulf, Sultan bin Suggur bin Rashid of Rasul Khymah: Requests to be informed whether he is not justified in repelling the attacks on his Country by Sea made by people of other tribes.
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This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch Volume 6 of 23 December 1859, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Governmen...
Persian Gulf, Fishery: Relative to the collision on the Pearl banks between the boats of the Himreeah people and a vessel of Shargah engaged in the -.
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This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch Volume 14 of 8 February 1859, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Governmen...
Persian Gulf, Slave Trade: Relative to the seizure in the Bushire roads of a Bugla called the "Murzook" with a number of Slaves on board.
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This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch Volume 32 of 23 May 1859, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Government of...
Shrine of Muhamead [sic] Mahruk. Tomb of Omar Khayyam showing in left wing [at Nishapur or Neyshabur]. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view, but with top of dome of main tomb out of picture. 'Less than half a mile to the east [of the tomb of Farid-ud-din], in the heart of old Nishapur, the walls of which now resemble banks of earth, is a garden shrine. Under the dome, in the place of ho...
Persian Gulf, Bahrein: Relative to the demands made by the Resident in the - on the Shaikh of - in a case of piracy.
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This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch Volume 5 of 23 December 1858, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Governmen...
