‘File 16/37 Miscellaneous. Monthly reports of locust occurrences in Bahrain– Submission of–’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to the occurrence of locust swarms on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf. The file chiefly comprises copies of monthly reports of locust occurrences at Bahrain and on the Trucial Coast, submitted by the Political Agency in Bahrain, at the request...
‘File 16/48 I Corr. re: Earl Haig’s Appeal Fund (Poppy Day)’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers (order forms, promotional materials, product catalogues, receipts) relating to charitable collections in Bahrain for the Haig Fund (British Legion) from 1933 to 1944. The papers cover subscriptions collected and coordinated by the Political Agency, and from 1938, ...
‘File 18/16 Construction of new office for Political Resident’s Staff’
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The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, invoices and insurance certificates, relating to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf’s new office building at Bahrain. It includes papers relating to the following: cement required for the construction of the new office; the shipment of pai...
File VIII/6 Death of Shaikh Jabir and Accession of Shaikh Salim
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the death of the ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Jābir II al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ), and the succession of his brother (Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ). Reports were sent by the Secretary to the ruler of Kuwait (Al-Mulla Salih) to the Political Agent, Kuwait, in...
Messrs Gray Paul and Company's claim against Muhammad Ibrahim ibn Saif
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises letters and correspondence relating to debt owed by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Saif to a number of debtees including Gray Mackenzie and Company. The discussion in the volume relates to the circumstances of the debt and bankruptcy, and the resolution of the amount to be repaid. T...
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to: the visit of Wonckhaus and an application for permission to open a branch in Kuwait; approaches from Wonckhaus about the Baghdad Railway. The principal correspondents in the volume include the followi...
File 13/4 I 'American Mission in Arabia (Includes Acquisition of Land)'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers of the Political Agency, Kuwait, relating to American missionaries in Koweit [Kuwait]. It largely consists of correspondence regarding: the Arabian Mission, Reformed Church in America (or American Dutch Reformed Church Mission in the Persian Gulf, or American Mission), e...
File XXV/3 Arabian Politics (including Iraq). Arab Revolt in the Hejaz against the Turks, 1916
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and reports related to the British Government's response to the announcement of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916 (folios 2-14) and to political-military developments in the Hejaz between 1924 and 1926, notably the conquest of Jeddah and the fal...
File XXXIII/12. EDUCATION of SAIYID SAID BIN TAIMUR 1916-1926.
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The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters between British officials in Muscat, Bushire and Simla, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Taimur bin Faisal al-Bu Sa‘idi, regarding the education of his son Sa‘id bin Taimur, who was born in 10 August 1910. Initially, the Sultan was keen ...
File 8/72 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: MUSCAT LEVIES STRIKE; MUSCAT CUSTOMS STRIKE
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This file concerns actions taken by the Muscat authorities following strikes by members of the Muscat Levies (also referred to as the Muscat Infantry) and the Muscat Customs Department respectively. The Muscat Levies strike – the result of a recent cancellation of rations – occurred in 1942 and ...
