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'FILE NO: 1/1 ARMS TRAFFIC'

Author: local inhabitants from shallow water off Ras al-Hadd in Oman. They are said to have been thrown by Royal Air Force personnel at time of closing down Ras al-Hadd. The file also includes correspondence reporting arms trafficking at Gwadur and Masirah in Oman

Date: 9 Apr 1946-1 Nov 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 9 Apr 1946-1 Nov 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File XXXVIII/9 Muscat State Affairs. Proposal for a Muscat Levy Corps Scheme and Estimates.’

Author: the Sultan and the conditions of the arms traffic convention. The file includes copies of proclamations issued by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman regarding the establishment of an armed force of artillery and infantry to be recruited from the coastal towns in the immediate neighbourhood of Muscat

Date: 14 Oct 1913-12 Feb 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 14 Oct 1913-12 Feb 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908'

Author: John Gordon Lorimer. The volume is a geographical dictionary with a series of alphabetically arranged articles relating to the physical and political conditions of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and its surrounding areas. Pages i-iv are an 'Introduction' to the volume written by John Gordon Lorimer at Strathmartine

Date: 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 4640/1928 Pt 4 ‘MUSCAT: FUTURE POLICY IN. Tariffs.’

Author: removing the limitation on the power of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to impose customs duties in excess of five per cent. It includes papers concerning the British Government asking the governments of the United States of America and France to agree to the modification of Article 3 of the Commercial Treaty between Muscat and the United States of 1833

Date: 25 Aug 1928-17 Mar 1932 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 25 Aug 1928-17 Mar 1932 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File 20/B HANDING OVER OF P. A. Advice to Shaikhs etc.’

Author: ruling Shaikhs in the Gulf region to congratulate Mr Pelly on his new post and to wish him success. The letters are written in Arabic and most of them are translated into English. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 4 Nov 1945-21 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 4 Nov 1945-21 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘Chart of the Gulf of Persia. Constructed from the Trigonometrical Surveys Made by Order of The Hon.ble the Court of Directors of the United English East India Company; by George Barnes Brucks, Commander H.C. Marine. 1830. Engraved by R. Bateman, 85 Long Acre’

Author: James Horsburgh

Date: 1 Jan 1832 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1 Jan 1832 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 34/5 Correspondence Regarding Salaries, Leave etc., of Egyptian and Syrian Teachers in Employment of the Bahrain Govt'

Author: the Government of Bahrain. Of particular interest are the following: Correspondence between British officials and the Near East Arab Broadcasting Station in Jerusalem regarding the suitability of an Egyptian teacher to provide sports news to the station alongside his role as a sports teacher in Bahrain

Date: 21 Mar 1946-17 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 21 Mar 1946-17 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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'86/12-III CONFIDENTIAL A. 85 P.C.L. MUSCAT'

Author: the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. to have a separate pre-emption agreement. Copies of the Political Agreement and Pre-Emption Clause agreement can be found at folios 93-98 and 132-135. Also discussed is the decision by Petroleum Development

Date: 20 Oct 1937-31 Dec 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 20 Oct 1937-31 Dec 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 22/4 I Trucial Coast Intrigues + Policy'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. as well as more general discussions concerning British Government policy and aims in the region. The specific incidents discussed include unrest in Dubai caused by opposition to its ruler

Date: 20 Oct 1934-24 Aug 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 20 Oct 1934-24 Aug 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File A/9 II Bahrain Order in Council'

Author: the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. in Bahrain on 3 February 1919. A printed copy of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. is included at the front of the volume

Date: 2 Sep 1915-16 Jul 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 2 Sep 1915-16 Jul 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

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'A Tour to Sheeraz by the Route of Kazroon amd Feerozabad with various Remarks on the Manners, Customs, Laws, Language and Literature of the Persians to which is added A History of Persia from the Death of Kureem Khan to the Subversion of the Zund Dynasty'

Author: the Route of Kazroon amd Feerozabad with various Remarks on the Manners

Date: 1807 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1807 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File [IIA/1] II. AVIATION A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with the Sultan.'

Author: His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Heads of agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Sultan Conditions laid down with the approval of the Sultan to govern the use of the aerodrome at Muscat Special authorisation for aircraft to land in and fly over Muscat Extract from Air Ministry notice to airmen Housing fees. Alterations to the agreement were discussed among the two parties

Date: 3 May 1934-15 Oct 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 3 May 1934-15 Oct 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

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'1/1 Volume IV Kuwait Saudi Relations'

Author: an armed Saudi party in May 1935. Saudi assertions that smuggling from Kuwait into Saudi Arabia has increased in the wake of the Kuwait-Saudi conference held in July 1935. The death of the Amir of Hasa [al-Aḥsā’] Abdulla al Jiluwi [‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī Āl Sa‘ūd] in October 1935

Date: 29 May 1935-21 Apr 1936 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 29 May 1935-21 Apr 1936 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File No. E/16 V. O. Correspondence Regarding Mortgages.'

Author: an agent. explains that the deposit of title deeds of immoveable property accompanied by a mortgage deed constitutes a valid mortgage in Bahrain and that the registration of the mortgage is not compulsory. The main correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and

Date: 4 Jul 1932-20 Sep 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 4 Jul 1932-20 Sep 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations'

Author: an agent. in Muscat. The badge of a ‘Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire’ was delivered to Captain John Baron Howes. The title ‘Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire’ was given to Shaikh Hamad Bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifa. The file also contains correspondence regarding the procedure for the replacement of the King’s Silver Jubilee Medals. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agencies in Bahrain

Date: 22 Jun 1914-Jun 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 22 Jun 1914-Jun 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council'

Author: the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. agreed between the two countries. The file contains correspondence regarding the wording and details of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and contains versions of the document from 1938

Date: 18 Jul 1935-14 Oct 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 18 Jul 1935-14 Oct 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File 2/32 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AIR FACILITIES’

Author: the purchase or exchange of Masirah Island for Kuria Muria or the lease of whole or part of the island. The main concern raised by British Officials was on how to approach the Sultan of Muscat and Oman on the issue. They argued that the Sultan will be unlikely to agree to sell or exchange Masirah Island

Date: 17 Feb 1944-12 Aug 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 17 Feb 1944-12 Aug 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 4006/1919 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- Visit of the sons of the Sheikh of Koweit + Amir of Nejd to England.’

Author: the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. of the arrangements made for the accommodation of the party by the Government Hospitality Fund

Date: 13 Jul 1919-28 Mar 1924 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 13 Jul 1919-28 Mar 1924 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 18/5 Agency Tennis Courts'

Author: an agent. 's tennis court. The early correspondence is mostly concerned with replacing the surface of the existing court and requests for advice from the En-Tout-Cas Company regarding suitable material and maintenance. Most of the rest of the file contains correspondence regarding supplies

Date: 25 Jan 1933-Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 25 Jan 1933-Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Confidential 86/7-v B.41 PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LTD., TRUCIAL COAST'

Author: the representatives of the British Government about the movements of representatives of the California Arabian Standard Oil Company who were alleged to be attempting to persuade the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Shaikh’s to not sign concession agreements with PCL and to wait until the end of their option clauses to negotiate better terms with them

Date: 23 Oct 1936-29 May 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 23 Oct 1936-29 May 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 78/1 II Pearl Fisheries'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Each of the pearl banks on the map is marked with a number. The map also has a key which lists the names of the 110 numbered pearl banks in transliterated English. There is also a map showing pearling banks off the coasts of Bahrain and Dubai

Date: 13 Nov 1937-24 Aug 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 13 Nov 1937-24 Aug 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File XXXVIII/2 Sur and the Amirs of Ja‘alan. Amirs of Ja‘alan 1923. 1923 to 1926.’

Author: geologists of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The file contains correspondence regarding an application from the Amir of Ja‘alan to export arms and ammunition from India. It also contains correspondence regarding a proposed visit to Sur by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 20 May 1920-6 Sep 1926 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 20 May 1920-6 Sep 1926 (CE, Gregorian)

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'14/101 II, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CHIEFS OF SHARJA AND DUBAI. 14/107 DISAGREEMENT OVER THE SALTMINES AT SIR BU NAEER ISLAND. 14/197 I+II FIGHTING BETWEEN THE SHAIKH OF OF DHABI AND THE BEDOUINS; 14/204 HOSTILITIES BETWEEN BETWEEN SHAIKH SULTAN IBN SAQR OF SHARJHAH AND SHAIKH OF UMM AL QAWAIN.'

Date: 5 Jun 1902-23 Jul 1931 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 5 Jun 1902-23 Jul 1931 (CE, Gregorian)

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Coll 5/53 ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of the Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’

Author: the Government of Afghanistan. It predominantly documents the employment of civil aviation instructors from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited to provide training to the Afghan Air Force. This includes the process of recruiting the instructors

Date: 30 Aug 1934-7 Sep 1943 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 30 Aug 1934-7 Sep 1943 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Relation of the journeys made by the Arabs and Persians in India and China in the 9th century of the Christian era. : Arabic text printed in 1811 by the late Langlès, pub. with corrections and additions and accompanied by a French translation and clarifications by M Reinaud'

Author: a merchant named Sulaimān

Date: 1845 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1845 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 3/6 Iranian Fisheries.'

Author: the British that pearl fisheries – both within and beyond the territorial waters of the Arab rulers – might be exploited by foreign parties. Much of the correspondence speculates on the extent of Persia's interest in the pearl fisheries that are not within their own territorial waters

Date: 8 Oct 1936-18 Apr 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 8 Oct 1936-18 Apr 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.'

Author: Imperial Airways flying boats and the question of whether to obtain special authorisations from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in this regard or not. The correspondence in the volume also covers the following: proposals to obtain specific authority from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the refusal of applications

Date: 15 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 15 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Sharja by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’

Author: soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. . Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Sharja [Sharjah

Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File XXXVIII/3 ON AFFAIRS. SUR & THE AMIRS OF JA‘ALAN. 1927 to Oct: 1928.'

Author: the British subjects at Sur who were concerned about their own safety during the fighting The fights between the Bani Bu Ali and the ‘Arama and Fawaris tribes and the number of casualties on both sides The Muscat Government’s refusal of a request from the Bani Bu Ali for payment for their campaign against the Janabah. The volume also includes two reports on the Sur affairs

Date: 5 Feb 1927-10 Oct 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 5 Feb 1927-10 Oct 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 35/34 I Muskat: Grievances of the Banians about notification issued by the Sultan fixing 19 maund as the weight of a rice bag'

Author: Sultan fixing the weight of rice bags in the unit of measurement of weight known as a maund. Correspondence discusses the difference between a Muskat maund and a Bengal maund and issues relating to the sale of rice by weight. Includes a petition from the Banians to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative

Date: 17 Jul 1897-4 Nov 1897 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 17 Jul 1897-4 Nov 1897 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File 15/5 I Rules & Regulations Rules & instructions for pilgrims to Hedjaz and other correspondence relating to Pilgrims’

Author: the Saudi Arabian Government. This information enabled the British authorities to make the necessary administrative arrangements for the many Arab and Indian pilgrims in their territories wishing to travel to Saudi Arabia. All documents in the file were circulated to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 1 Oct 1925-13 Oct 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1 Oct 1925-13 Oct 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 36/62 Quota of Tyres and Tubes for Trucial Coast'

Author: an agent. in Bahrain and several local merchants regarding the importation of tyres and inner tubes into Bahrain and the broader Gulf region. The file also contains correspondence - in Arabic with English translations - between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and

Date: 2 Apr 1944-7 Nov 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 2 Apr 1944-7 Nov 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 1855/1904 Pt 3 'Koweit:- Bunder Shweikh. Foreshore Case 1907.'

Author: Shaikh Mubarak [Mubārak bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] of Koweit [Kuwait] to the British Government of land on the foreshore of Kuwait at Bunder Shweikh [Bandar Shawaykh]. The principal correspondents are the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative

Date: 4 Dec 1901-11 Mar 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 4 Dec 1901-11 Mar 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

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'SKETCH MAP OF QATAR PENINSULA'

Author: hachures.Roads indicated by pecked lines. Shows Qatar and Bahrain. The Southern border of Qatar is indicated by a thick pecked line. Enclosed is a letter on the question of the Southern limit of the Qatar Oil Concession sent by L. Lefroy at the Britannic House

Date: 1935? (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1935? (CE, Gregorian)

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'D.142 CONFIDENTIAL. 86/13-i. P.C.L. KUWAIT.'

Author: the Foreign Office being supplied copies of the relevant concession articles by Mahmood Riyad Zada of the Royal Legation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in London. The correspondence concludes with PCL deciding to make an offer to the Saudi Arabian Government

Date: 17 Jan 1936-17 Oct 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 17 Jan 1936-17 Oct 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 5/1 IV Kuwait Oil Company'

Date: 2 Jun 1931-7 Aug 1932 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 2 Jun 1931-7 Aug 1932 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 4/23 Civil Engineer for Kuwait'

Author: the Ruler of Kuwait

Date: 17 Mar 1939-19 Jun 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 17 Mar 1939-19 Jun 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous'

Author: the United States and Saudi Arabia

Date: 2 Feb 1931-30 Aug 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 2 Feb 1931-30 Aug 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 2/6 Southern Arabian Air Route. II-A/8'

Author: the Royal Air Force

Date: 11 Apr 1942-23 Jun 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 11 Apr 1942-23 Jun 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 23/II-B-Vol II ABDICATION of SULTAN SAID TAIMUR & ACCESSION of SAID SAID Nov. 1931- Dec. 1932.'

Author: an agent.

Date: 11 Nov 1931-2 Feb 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 11 Nov 1931-2 Feb 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 19/3 H.D.M. Launches (For Sultan)'

Author: the Sultan of Muscat

Date: 14 Oct 1945-28 Nov 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 14 Oct 1945-28 Nov 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 53/7 C (D 6) Kuwait [Kuwait] Affairs, 1903-1904'

Author: Ibn Saud himself in a letter to Shaikh Mubārak

Date: 18 Jul 1903-18 Jan 1905 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 18 Jul 1903-18 Jan 1905 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.

Date: 27 Jan 1943-10 Jun 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 27 Jan 1943-10 Jun 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

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'4/1 Bahrain Finances 3'

Author: an agent. in Bahrain by Charles Belgrave

Date: 21 Nov 1935-10 Oct 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 21 Nov 1935-10 Oct 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 33/4 correspondence regarding Radio Sets, Licences, etc.'

Author: the Government of Bahrain. The proceeds of wireless licences were handed over to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 4 Jan 1938-23 Apr 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 4 Jan 1938-23 Apr 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 9/1 III Visits of His Majesty's Ships'

Author: the correspondence include: the nature of visits

Date: 6 Jan 1950-31 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 6 Jan 1950-31 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 10/10 III Bahrain Additional Area'

Author: Geological

Date: 20 Nov 1949-5 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 20 Nov 1949-5 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 13/10 I Arms and ammunition for H E the Shaikh of Kuwait'

Author: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 22 Aug 1928-12 Jun 1930 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 22 Aug 1928-12 Jun 1930 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 19/2 V Tours of the Honourable the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.

Date: 5 Feb 1945-14 Jan 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 5 Feb 1945-14 Jan 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 17/7 III Electric Installation Political Agency Bahrain'

Author: an agent. 's buildings. Most of the file consists of correspondence between the Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 22 Mar 1934-2 Jul 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 22 Mar 1934-2 Jul 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Hajee Ahmed, Residency Arabic Moonshee's, Statement of Trade carried on at Koweit, Busreh, Mahomereh, Felahieh, Bushire, Bahrein, Bunder-Abbass and Lingeh. The goods exported and imported and the duties levied on them.'

Author: Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed]

Date: 1860s (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1860s (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 2/7A Infections: Plague, Cholera, Smallpox, etc. Outbreak of and Quarantine Restrictions on passengers'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.

Date: 14 May 1935-17 Jan 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 14 May 1935-17 Jan 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education'

Author: an agent. in Kuwait and the British Council)

Date: 17 Jul 1945-28 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 17 Jul 1945-28 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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Coll 17/20(1) 'Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930. Revision of Treaty 1948'

Author: George Arthur Ogilvie-Forbes

Date: 20 Jan 1933-3 Feb 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 20 Jan 1933-3 Feb 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 5/191 IV Individual slavery cases'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Of the eleven subjects contained in the volume

Date: 1 Apr 1929-3 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1 Apr 1929-3 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File No 13/3-I OF 1951. SHARJAH AIR AGREEMENT (Aerodrome facilities at Sharjah).'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and the Foreign Office

Date: 23 Dec 1950-24 Nov 1951 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 23 Dec 1950-24 Nov 1951 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Pedigree of the Subah Family.'

Date: 15 Apr 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 15 Apr 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 9/4 ‘Political Agency Koweit. IX/4. Civil Cases from 1909’

Author: an agent. in Kuwait. These case papers relate to the investigation and resolution of 27 individual claims that were submitted to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 29 Sep 1908-18 Jul 1913 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 29 Sep 1908-18 Jul 1913 (CE, Gregorian)

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'209 English-Arabic School. Educational Activities.'

Author: primary schools in Iraq to record pupils' attendance.

Date: 19 Apr 1919-9 Dec 1919 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 19 Apr 1919-9 Dec 1919 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Education of Saiyid Said, son of H.H. the Sultan of Muscat'

Author: British officials but the Sultan felt this was not suitable. Letters discuss a school in Baghdad and necessary arrangements such as the rent of a house.

Date: 30 Mar 1926-31 Jul 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 30 Mar 1926-31 Jul 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

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'1938 Treaties with Muscat'

Author: the conclusion of a new treaty to replace the Treaty of Friendship

Date: 5 Feb 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 5 Feb 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 6/7 II Kuwait landing ground'

Author: Royal Air Force

Date: 19 Jun 1939-24 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 19 Jun 1939-24 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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'ARAB COAST 14/194 Deposition of Shaikh Saqar bin Khalid and Succession of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar as Shaikh of Sharjah. 1924.'

Date: 8 Nov 1924-5 Dec 1932 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 8 Nov 1924-5 Dec 1932 (CE, Gregorian)

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'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.'

Author: British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. if a fine was not paid. Furthermore

Date: 17 Apr 1925-10 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 17 Apr 1925-10 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 2/2 VII Contraband Questions with Iraq. (Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling)'

Author: the customs office for smuggling goods from Kuwait. In turn

Date: 25 Jan 1942-1 Apr 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 25 Jan 1942-1 Apr 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Confidential 86/12-i A. 70 Petroleum Concessions Limited. MUSCAT'

Author: Watts)

Date: 1 Feb 1936-31 May 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1 Feb 1936-31 May 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File No. 4/5 Weekly Diary Files. 1913'

Author: Major Arthur Prescott Trevor

Date: 13 Jan 1913-27 Dec 1913 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 13 Jan 1913-27 Dec 1913 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File XXIX/4 THE IMAM’S RISING 1913-1920. RISING of IMAM of NIZWA JAN. 1915 & ATTACK ON BAIT-al-FALAJ JAN. 1915’

Author: the Imam

Date: 23 Dec 1914-31 Oct 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 23 Dec 1914-31 Oct 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File 86/2 III (C 42) Bahrain Oil, Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’

Author: the volume include: The British Government’s rejection in 1930 of a request from BAPCO for an extension to the Bahrain concession area

Date: 8 Sep 1930-31 Jan 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 8 Sep 1930-31 Jan 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 6/12 Waqaf [Waqf] Department, its formation'

Author: dedication to Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The file covers various matters

Date: 3 Aug 1927-22 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 3 Aug 1927-22 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 53/11 XIX (D 163) Kuwait Date Gardens'

Author: Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ

Date: 4 Apr 1940-10 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 4 Apr 1940-10 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘Vol 37, 38, 40 Letters inward and outward’

Author: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus

Date: 27 Jan 1825-23 Dec 1825 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 27 Jan 1825-23 Dec 1825 (CE, Gregorian)

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Coll 5/16 ‘Air Route to India: Occasional landings at Koweit – Agreements between the Sheikh of Koweit and British Overseas Airways Corporation’

Author: year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Date: 5 Sep 1932-25 Oct 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 5 Sep 1932-25 Oct 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 1/1 Political Agents, Bahrain: Appointments, Transfers, Expenses, Leave

Author: an agent. . The papers consist of correspondence and forms

Date: 19 May 1926-13 Jan 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 19 May 1926-13 Jan 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File 13/7 Visits of individuals to Nejd Territory Correspondence re:’

Date: 13 Jan 1927-17 Sep 1930 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 13 Jan 1927-17 Sep 1930 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves'

Author: an agent. in Bahrain. The first case

Date: 2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject: 1

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Letter no.403 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay

Author: Kemball

Date: 12 Dec 1854 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 12 Dec 1854 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File B/13 Papers about an Indian who was murdered by a Shihuhi cameleer’

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. from Karachi via Muscat and Diba

Date: 1 Feb 1936-21 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1 Feb 1936-21 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 35/85 IV A 11 Muscat Dhows Arbitration'

Date: 21 Apr 1906-21 Mar 1909 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 21 Apr 1906-21 Mar 1909 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File D/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Basrah'

Author: the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citizens. The file contains translated copies of letters and petitions addressed to the Consul

Date: 18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Pocket No. 12: Enclosure to Part III of Volume I of the Persian Gulf Gazetteer: Genealogical Table of the (Wahhābi) Āl Sa’ūd (’Anizah) Family of Southern Najd (Sheets Nos. 1, 2 and 3.)' [Sheet No. 1]

Author: John Calcott Gaskin in 1905 based on a table by Colonel Edward Charless Ross

Date: 1915 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1915 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 9/9 Deportation of Jewish merchant, Salih Sasoon Mahlab, to Basra

Date: 17 Aug 1918-2 Sep 1918 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 17 Aug 1918-2 Sep 1918 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No. 154 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf

Author: Mountstuart Elphinstone

Date: 2 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 2 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 3540/1916 'MESOPOTAMIA 1920 PORTION (2)'

Author: British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq

Date: 1 May 1920 - 22 Oct 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1 May 1920 - 22 Oct 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘File B/10-3 CLAIM OF KAL AHMAD DRESSER AGAINST THE LATE HILAL BIN RAMAZAN OF DUBAI’

Author: Ahmad Gharibi

Date: 13 Aug 1933-24 Apr 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 13 Aug 1933-24 Apr 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 36/16 IX Grant of Export Licenses to Goods Other than of Local Origin'

Author: an agent. in Bahrain by individuals resident in the country

Date: 22 Sep 1945-31 Dec 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 22 Sep 1945-31 Dec 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 5/1 XI Kuwait Oil Company'

Author: the Ruler of Kuwait in both English and Arabic.

Date: 28 Nov 1934-28 Dec 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 28 Nov 1934-28 Dec 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject: 1

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'File 9/10 Export of gold and silver from Bahrain (Routine)'

Author: an export licence issued by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 20 Apr 1942-7 Aug 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 20 Apr 1942-7 Aug 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File [11/4] Salute by H.H. The Sultan To Political Officers When Leaving and Returning to Muscat'

Author: an agent. in Muscat and the Council of Ministers of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman regarding arrangements for the firing of a gun salute upon the return of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Date: 30 Aug 1926-12 May 1927 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 30 Aug 1926-12 May 1927 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 38/7 P. C. L. Umm Al Quwain Concession'

Date: 12 Jan 1945-5 Mar 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 12 Jan 1945-5 Mar 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject: 1

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Summaries of statements by various individuals concerning William Gifford Palgrave's travels throughout Arabia

Author: Aboo Eesa

Date: 1865-1866 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 1865-1866 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 4/16 I Bahrain State Education'

Author: Adrian-Vallance concerning reforms undertaken between December 1939 and May 1940

Date: 15 Feb 1940-31 May 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 15 Feb 1940-31 May 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

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'B Series POLITICAL 8/2 SUCCESSION TO THE SHAIKHDOM OF KALBA (A Series: 14/238 II)'

Date: 15 Feb 1938-30 Mar 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 15 Feb 1938-30 Mar 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 8/65 IV MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL TREATY.'

Author: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative

Date: 8 Nov 1938-3 Jan 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 8 Nov 1938-3 Jan 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 8/6: Interdicts: Prohibition of Drinking and Purchase of Alcoholic Liqueurs on Board Steamers'

Author: ruler Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah

Date: 21 Feb 1934-17 Oct 1943 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 21 Feb 1934-17 Oct 1943 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 18/143 I (D 87) Service of Iraqi judicial documents in Kuwait'

Author: the Sheikh of Kuwait for the creation of a reciprocal arrangement for the service of judicial documents between the two states

Date: 25 Apr 1930-6 Feb 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 25 Apr 1930-6 Feb 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 82/1 III (F 64) Prospecting licenses for Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd, Trucial Coast and Oman'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. against the competitor Eastern and General Syndicate Limited

Date: 28 Nov 1923-9 Sep 1925 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 28 Nov 1923-9 Sep 1925 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject: 1

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'File 3/6 II Purchase, upkeep and repair of launches'

Author: an agent. at Bahrain and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and

Date: 23 Feb 1941-3 Nov 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 23 Feb 1941-3 Nov 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Confdl. 86/49-(i). Sharjah Oil.'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) Limited to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative

Date: 26 Feb 1946-7 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 26 Feb 1946-7 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject: 1

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'File 2/9 European Wards in Bahrain'

Date: 5 Feb 1934-13 Jun 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Publication Date: 5 Feb 1934-13 Jun 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

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