Letter no.30 of 1825 to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a report on current events on the Arab coast, including Stannus's discussions with Shaeikh Tahnoon [Tahnun bin Shakbut] of Abu Dhabi, and Shaikh Sooltan [Sultan bin Saqr] of Sharjah. Stannus also reports a case of plunder by a Sharjah vessel against a Bahrain vessel, and the recent...
Printed copy of letter no.19 of 1859 from G. F. Forbes, Superintendent of the Dharwar Cotton Gin Factory, to T. Oglivy, Collector of Dharwar
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The letter is a half-yearly statement of the operations of the Dharwar Cotton Gin Factory for the period ending 30 November 1858, and includes: tables with the value of work done; a cotton planter’s report; and an account of the receipts and expenditure of the Cotton Experiments at the Dharwar C...
‘Site Plan Proposed Indian Assistant’s Court at Bahrain’
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This blueprint drawing is a site plan of the proposed Indian Assistant’s Court within the grounds of the Political Agency compound in Bahrain. The plan is labelled with information including the names of the rooms, measurements, and the reference ‘Drawing No. 10 of 1936’. The plan was created ...
‘Rough Sketch Map Showing Approx: Area of Murra Tribal “Dira” from Baduin Sources’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Map by Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, Lieutenant-Colonel, Political Agent to Kuwait showing the area occupied by the Al Murrah tribe and the approximate location of the other major tribes across the region with Bertram Thomas’ route across Al K...
‘File 7/1 II Land purchased by H.M.G. at (a) Muharraq. (b) Qudhaibiyah. (c) Jufair for R.A.F. (d) Royal Navy’
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The volume, which is a continuation of ‘File 7/1 I RAF and naval bases in Bahrain’ (IOR/R/15/2/260) comprises correspondence and other papers relating to the acquisition in 1934 of land at Manama and Muharraq by the British Government, for air and naval facilities. The principal correspondents i...
File 4/15 (i) Demise of His most gracious majesty king George V. (ii) Accession of His majesty king Edward VIII. (iii) Accession of His majesty king George VI
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The file concerns the response in Muscat and Oman to the following events: the death of King George V (on 20 January 1936); the accession of King Edward VIII (also on 20 January 1936); and the accession of King George VI (on 11 December 1936). The file also concerns the Coronation of King George...
This map depicts Khor Jarama [Khawr al Jarāmah] and Ras Al Had [Ra’s al Ḩadd] on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Drawn by Captain Reginald George Evelyn William Alban, Commandant of the Muscat Infantry, the map marks out proposed defensive areas for planned military operations in the...
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Kishme [Qeshm]
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The letter is a reply to the Captain's letter of 9 August 1820 (ff. 29-39v). The letter expresses the Government of Bombay's approval and satisfaction with the successful removal of the garrison from Rasool Khyma [Raʼs al-Khaymah], along with its regret over the Captain's recent ill health.
Translation of a letter from Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muskat [Muscat] to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay
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The letter is a translation of an account provided by the Imam of Muskat [Muscat] of the recent ill-fated expedition in Oman with the British, along with an account of the fate of the messenger sent to communicate with the Beni Boo Alee [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe prior to the commencement of hostilities.
Letter to Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Iman of Muscat
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The letter explains that while the author is not yet satisfied with the explanation for the motives behind the previous expedition, in order to restore the reputation of 'British arms' they will work with the Imam against the Beni Boo Ullee [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe. The author is not known, but it...
