File 1/3 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Relations of Akhwan with Neighbouring States.
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The file relates to Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (also referred to Ibn Sa'ud), Sultan of Najd (also referred to as Nejd), particularly in terms of relations between Najd (also referred to as the Akhwan [Ikhwān] and Wahabis [Wahhabis]) and neighbouring states. ...
‘File 28/1 L II British personnel recruited as refinery guards’
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The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the recruitment, discipline, and resignation of members of the Bahrain Special Defence Police, who were charged with the security and defence of the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery and oil fields. The principal...
‘File 28/1 W (Bahrain Defence) N.C.O. – ‘Iraq levy officer’
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The file comprises correspondence related to the recruitment of NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) from Iraq, to serve in the Bahrain Special Police Force. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrain, Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban and the Air Officer Co...
‘File 28/5 III Licenses for export of oil from Bahrain’
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The file comprises papers relating to requests made by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) for licences to export petroleum products from Bahrain during the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban...
‘File 28/5 IV Licenses for Export of Oil from Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises papers relating to requests made by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) for licences to export petroleum products from Bahrain during the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield; Major Tom Hick...
File 1/9 III Judicial Assistant, Bahrain: Appointment, Recess, Leave, Pay and Allowances
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The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Indian Assistant (later Judicial Assistant) at the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers, which consist of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, last pay certificates, other certificates, forms, circulars, draft notifica...
File 1/29 II Retirement of K S Ismail Barduli and Resulting Appointments
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The file relates to the leave (pending retirement) of the Head Munshi of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers, which consist of telegrams, notes, memoranda, letters and a statement, include papers relating to the appointment of a successor; papers relating to staffing arrangements in respec...
‘File 16/48 II Correspondence regarding Earl Haig’s appeal fund ( poppy day )’
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Correspondence and other papers (order forms, promotional materials, magazines, receipts) relating to British Legion poppy appeal campaigns in Bahrain for the years 1945 to 1950. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/48 I Corr. re: Earl Haig’s Appeal Fund (Poppy Day)’ (IOR/...
‘File 16/68 Old and defaced currency notes & coins – Exchange of.’
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Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency in Bahrain, other British officials in the Persian Gulf, and representatives of the Bahrain branches of Eastern Bank Limited and the Imperial Bank of Iran, relating to Indian rupee notes in circulation in the Gulf. The correspondence covers: ...
File 17/26 PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE A MOTOR CYCLE FOR AGENCY DESPATCH RIDER
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This file concerns the Bahrain Political Agent's proposal that the Political Agency should be provided with a motorcycle despatch rider for the local delivery of mail to and from the Agency. In a letter to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, dated 7 June 1945, the Political Age...
