This volume contains papers related to the aftershocks of communal disturbances that took place in Gwadur [Gwadar] in March 1929 between Khojas/Aga Khanis [Ismailis] who were British subjects, and Baluchis, who were subjects of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. During the troubles, which followed a...
This volume contains correspondence between British officials concering military arrangements for the defence of Muscat. Specifically, the correspondence in the volume contains discussions regarding the following: Britain's provision of arms, ammunition and other military supplies to the Musca...
The file is comprised of a paper produced by the Political Intelligence Centre (Middle East Forces): 'Paper No. 80: Middle East Oil' dated 28 March 1946. The paper (ff 4-17) includes a précis and then lists the oil-producing countries of the Middle East with their oil concessions and assessmen...
The file consists of five volumes containing copies of oil concessions in the Persian Gulf region and correspondence between British officials related to them. 1) Persian Gulf - Concessions in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait &c. (sic) Correspondence 1932 to July, 1933 (folios 1-140); 2) Qatr [Q...
Map of the Qatar peninsula showing the concession boundary
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Distinctive Features: Photographic copy of a map of the Qatar peninsula attached to the Bahrain Express Letter No. C/49 dated 11th January 1942 (folios 2-3) to illustrate the question of the south eastern boundaries with Saudi Arabia. Shows the proposed concession boundary line with roads and...
File 9/10 1. Levy Corps Sepoy running amok; 2. Disbandment of Levy Corps; 3. Formation of armed Police Corps
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The file contains correspondence related to a number of serious incidents, including two cases of attempted murder and a double murder, occurring in Bahrain in August 1926. The double murder, which was committed by a sepoy in the Bahrain Levy Corps, led to the immediate disbandment of the force,...
File 9/10 A II Exports of gold and silver from Bahrain - Weekly statements submitted by bullion brokers
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The file contains weekly statements showing purchases and sales of gold and silver received by the bullion brokers operating in Bahrain, often in Arabic with English translation. The reports are produced to comply with an order from the Political Agent in Bahrain for all the bullion brokers to pr...
File 6/8 Visits to India and England etc. by Rulers, Shaikhs and other members of Al Khalifah Family (and friendly correspondence)
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The file consists of correspondence relating to arrangements to facilitate travel by members of the ruling Al Khalifah family of Bahrain. Many of the papers are open letters of good offices, provided by the Political Agent, Bahrain, to assist family members in their journeys to places throughout...
File 36/44 Applications for Assistance to Export Cigarettes & Tobacco from India, U.S.A. & U.K.
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This file contains requests for assistance and applications for shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain from a number of merchants active in Bahrain. The applications relate to requests to import cigarettes into Bahrain from suppliers based in the United Kingdom, the U...
File 10/12 Tribal and desert news: Ikhwan raids; closure of Kuwait/Zubair road; correspondence relating to Iraqi tribes
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This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Specifically, the correspondence in the file relates to the confrontation between the forces of the Ikhwan and Ibn Sa'ud that took place at ...
