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The file contains correspondence, mainly between 1941 and 1944 and starts with reports of the building of a fortified tower at the town of Diba [Dibba] (also spelt Dhibah, Daba) by the minority Qawasim [Āl Qawāsim] (also spelt Jawasim) inhabitants, subjects of the Regent of Kalba [Kalbā'], for p...
This file consists largely of correspondence concerning stationery supplied to the Political Agency, Bahrain. Items ordered include rubber stamps, notepaper, envelopes, and printed forms. Much of the correspondence relates to the details of orders and the granting of export permits (from the Gov...
The file contains correspondence, telegrams, statements and notes regarding incidents of arms and ammunition smuggling incidents in Kuwait. The file includes: accounts from the Commander of the Persian Gulf Division regarding rifles carried by pearling dhows; request for all vessels leaving the...
‘Old Index Book No 154 From January 1847 To December 1847’ Vol 154 Outward letter book, 1847
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of letters sent in 1847 by Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, mainly to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay in the Political Department, Bombay Castle and also to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Farrant, Br...
B. 9, 14/115 VI. Abu Musa Oxide, 1910 to 1911: British Memorandum; German Memorandum; Colonel Cox's Notes
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Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island by a German company, Wonckhaus, and the British desire to prevent the Germans gaining a monopoly and presence on the island. Correspondence includes a note by Major Percy Zachariah Cox on the case and Hassan bin Samaiyah's inv...
'14/194 II. Deposition of Shaikh of Sharja and accession of his successor. 14/196/II Punishment of the Shaikh of Fujairah. 14/200 projected establishment of customs houses at Debai, Sharjah etc by Shaikhs. 14/211 Refractory conduct of the Shaikh of Ras al Khaima. 14/217 Murder of the Shaikh of Hamriyah. 14/233 Regarding Shaikh of Kalba. 14/243 Abu Dhabi customs and revenues. 14/252 I. Notices issued by Shaikh of Sharjah'
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This file contains correspondence relating to the following topics: The dispute between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr and the sons of Shaikh Khalid, a former ruler of Sharjah, over the area of Dhaid and how this affected a geological expedition. Correspondents include Gordon Loch, Political Agent, Bahr...
File 18/52 I (C 99) The Foreign Jurisdiction (Admiralty) Order in Council, 1910; File18/53 I (C 99) Orders in Council for Bahrain, The Trucial Coast, and the Whole of the Gulf
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The volume is an amalgamation of two files, which both take up approximately half of the volume. The first file ('File 18/52 I (C 99) The Foreign Jurisdiction (Admiralty) Order in Council') covers the date range 28 November 1910 - 24 November 1925. The file includes papers relating to the drafti...
File 9/11 Grant of Passports and Permits by the Bahrain Government and Treaty with Persia relative to withdrawal of claim to
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The file contains correspondence and other papers related to Persia's withdrawal of claims to sovereignty over Bahrain. The majority of the file's correspondence takes place between the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Barrett until N...
‘File 28/5 (a) II War. Proped Extention [sic] of Export Licences System. (Monthly Statements of Imports & Exports on main Commodity into & from Bahrain & the Trucial Coast)’
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The file comprises copies of statistical reports on the imports and exports of important commodities into and out of Bahrain and Sharjah and Dubai on the Trucial Coast, as part of the wider export licence controls and Navicert system of trade and contraband control during the Second World War. T...
File 6/14 II Adviser (C.D. Belgrave) and Director of Customs (C.C.L. de Grenier): Trust Fund with Eastern Bank Ltd
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The file consists of correspondence connected to trust funds established for the Director of Customs (Claud Cranbrook Lewis de Grenier) and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave). The majority of the papers are receipts, covering letters, and letters of acknowledge...
