IOR/R/15/2/1943

The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agency, Bahrain, and various Gulf rulers and shaikhs mainly on the occasions of ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha between 1940 and 1943. A memorandum was sent by the Agency to the Naval Officer in charge that the Agency Flagstaff would be dressed on the occasions of the first day of each ‘Eid.‘Eid greetings were sent by the appointed Political Agent in Bahrain, including Hugh Weightman and Reginald Alban, and on behalf of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Charles Prior, to Gulf rulers and shaikhs including the Ruler of Bahrain (Hamad bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifah), the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim Al-Thani), and the Ruler of Dubai (Said bin Maktum). The Political Agent paid visits to the shaikhs of the ruling family in Bahrain as well as to the notables of Manama and Muharraq, such as Muhammad Tayeb Khunji and Yusuf bin Adulrahman Fakhroo, during the ‘Eid festivals. The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf joined the Political Agent on those visits when he was in Bahrain.The Gulf rulers and shaikhs wrote back to the Political Agent thanking him for his ‘Eid greetings. ‘Eid greetings were also sent between the Residency Agent on the Trucial Coast and the Political Agent in Bahrain. Most of the correspondence is in Arabic.