This file contains correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Baghdad and Bushire, as well as with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah and other members of the Āl Khalīfah family. These correspondence concern the personalities and activities of various members of the Āl Khalīfah family,...
This file contains correspondence between Charles Geoffrey Prior, British Political Agent at Bahrain; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; and Trenchard Craven Fowle, Acting British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire. These correspondenc...
File 1/A/1 I Stamps and Postage; Relations with Persia
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The file concerns the issue in Bahrain, at the request of the Ruler of Bahrain, of Indian postage stamps bearing the surcharge 'Bahrain' (i.e. overprinted with the word 'Bahrain') and the response of the Persian Government in view of Persia's claim to Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly betwe...
File 1/A/13 II TRANSHIPMENT OF CARGO & TRANSIT DUES
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The file concerns the transhipment of cargo in Bahrain (also referred to as Bahrein) territorial waters, the collection by Bahrain of transit dues on cargoes, and relations between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Britain. The correspondence is principally between the Political Agent, Bahrain (Lieute...
The file concerns the seizure of, or interference with, Arab merchant vessels (dhows, jolly-boats, booms) by ships of the Iranian Navy, and the Iranian (often referred to as the Persian) authorities. The pretext was generally the prevention of smuggling. The correspondence is mainly between the...
'Negotiations with Ibn Saud regarding Boundaries of Saudi Arabia'
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This file concerns Saudi Arabian boundary negotiations between 1949 and 1950 and specifically concerns boundaries with Qatar (folios 2-3 and 6-12), Buraimi [al-Buraymī] (folios 4-5 and 16-19) and the Trucial Coast (folios 14-15). The file contains correspondence between Herbert George Jakins, Cor...
The file’s contents relate to the introduction, maintenance and withdrawal of air services operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) in the Gulf, stopping at Bahrain, Sharjah or Dubai. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain (numerous incumbe...
‘File 13/14 Customs exemption for Imperial Airways aircraft’
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The file’s contents relate to a request from Imperial Airways Limited for a change in the level of customs duty payable on goods brought into Bahrain by their aircraft, which, they argue, is unreasonably high. The principal correspondents in the file are unnamed representatives of Imperial Airwa...
‘File 13/28 Sharjah air agreement (aerodrome facilities at Sharjah)’
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The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the renegotiation of an air agreement with the Sheikh of Sharjah. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay, the Political Agent at Bahrai...
File 14/7 Indian Representation in the Persian Gulf
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The file consists of two letters. The first, dated 14 December 1948, is from C S Jha, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of External and Commonwealth Relations, and Mohammad Habib, Professor of History at the Muslim University in Aligarh (both members of the Indian Delegation to Bah...
