File C/3 Papers regarding reception of H. E. the Viceroy of India and Kharitas — From the Viceroy to the Shaikhs
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The file contains correspondence — in Arabic and English — between Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin ‘Isa al Khalifah [‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Percy Gordon Loch, the Political Agent, Bahrain. The correspondence is concerned with inviting the Political Agent to a reception in honour of the Viceroy...
File No. E/17 V. O. Correspondence with the Adviser Regarding Runaway Bahrainis, Death of Bahraini occurring on board.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of memoranda and letters regarding murder and abduction cases concerning Bahraini subjects. The file also contains a report on the death of one Bahraini subject that occurred on board. The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agency, ...
KUWAIT OFFICE RECORDS. BUILDINGS. No. 4/15 - Vol. I. New Agency Building at Kuwait.
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This file consists of the translation of the agreement between the Political Agent, Kuwait and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait concerning a lease of a building for the agency. Also included in the file is a Government of India Public Works Document tender and contract document for...
File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: activities of Faisal Al Duwish
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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 concerns hostilities between the forces of Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan during the rebellion led by Faisal al-Duw...
File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes from February 1919 to August 1920, mainly relating to boundary questions between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], as well as attacks on the Ikhwan and British relat...
The file contains two letters (dated 1949) in connection with the pay and allowances of two Indian nationals employed in the Persian Gulf Cadre (service) during the transition of power from Great Britain to India (Indian Independence) in 1947. The first letter is a submission from the Political ...
The volume, marked confidential, is Where's Where in Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia, prepared by the General Staff, India, and printed in Simla by the Government Central Branch Press, in 1915. The volume is an index of places, arranged alphabetically. Each place has reference to the Survey of In...
File 8/3 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT RELATIONS – SALE OF GWADUR
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This file mainly concerns the status of Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar]. The main subject of discussion is the possibility of Kalat State seeking to purchase Gwadur from the Sultan of Muscat, or even using force to take control of the territory. Related matters of discussion include the followi...
File 9/22 Naval & Shipping: Movements of other foreign warships in the Gulf
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Correspondence concerning the visit of French naval vessel Bougainville to Muscat. The correspondence is between the Political Agent in Muscat, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, French Consul in Bombay [Mumbai], and representatives of the Sultan of Muscat. The papers cover notice of the imp...
