File 19/6 Tours. Tour of HBM's Minister and Legation Staff, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The file contains telegrams and correspondence regarding arrangements for official visits of the British Minister and the Legation Staff at Tehran to Bahrain and the Persian Gulf countries. The principal correspondents are: the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaik...
[Un-numbered file] 'Correspondence of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Cpt De Gaury)'
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The volume comprises the correspondence, signals, expenditure accounts and message notes of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Captain Gerald Simpson Hillairet Rutland Vere de Gaury) during the period 4 February to 2 May 1928. The discussion in the volume relates to his involvement in intell...
‘I. Saudiyeh. (4.) Saudi Arms and Coast Guard Regulations. Vol. I’
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Correspondence and papers concerning regulations introduced by the Government of Saudi Arabia. Although reference is made in the file title to coastguard regulations, the majority of the file is dedicated to regulations introducing a prohibition on the import, sale and possession of firearms in ...
Correspondence concerning a visit made by Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to Kuwait, for discussions with the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) in January 1936. Papers cover: Initial rumours, surfacing in early January 1936, of Ibn Saud’s intention ...
‘File 7/1 III Kuwait Order in Council and Jurisdiction over Foreigners’
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The file is primarily concerned with the issue of King's Regulations to mandate specific penalties for breaches of air navigation regulations issued under the Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat Orders in Councils. The file therefore contains exchanges between British officials on the sort of penalties ...
‘File 7/1 III Kuwait Order in Council and Jurisdiction over Foreigners’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the introduction of King's Regulations under the Kuwait Order in Council. It is concerned with two regulations in particular: the Kuwait Passport Regulation, 1947 to introduce penalties for arriving at Kuwait without a visa, and the Special Police Officers Regulation, ...
File 8/78 II Sale of Gwadur to His Majesty's Government
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This file concerns the question of whether the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] would be willing to sell or lease the territory of Gwadur [Gwadar] to the Government of Pakistan, with the British Government acting as an intermediary. The correspondence, which is conducted ...
File 9/20 Naval & Shipping: Infringement of Muscat Territorial Waters by Persian Navy
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Correspondence concerning an alleged infringement of Muscat territorial waters by a Persian vessel. The papers cover the report of the incident, the discussion of what action should be taken, and communication with the Persian Government about the matter. Correspondence comes from: the Senior Nav...
File 9-B/4 Naval and Shipping: Visit of Siam's Training Ship
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Correspondence concerning the visits of Siamese (Thai) naval vessels to Mirbat on the Omani coast. The papers mostly consist of notices given for the visits and the communication of thanks for assistance given. The vessels concerned are Chao Phya and Angthong. Correspondence comes from: the Polit...
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the activity of Dr Syed Abdul Wahab Al Askari. The discussion in the file relates to this individual, allegedly an Iraqi subject, who was perceived as a doctor of dubious credentials who had entered the...
