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'File 42/2 (6/2) C.C.L. De Grenier, Directors of Customs; G.W.R. Smith'

Author: an agent. in Bahrain. The correspondence concerns arrangements for DeGrenier's leave and contract as well as a visit that he made to Kuwait in 1934
Date: 15 Mar 1932-19 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 15 Mar 1932-19 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'Customs dues Bahrain'

Author: Shaikh Isa [ʻIsá ibn ʻAlī Āl Khalīfah] in April 1916 to raise the customs duty on the transhipment of goods through Bahrain
Date: 20 Jul 1916-13 Nov 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 20 Jul 1916-13 Nov 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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Letter from His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Camp Near Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire

Author: the Agent. Sheil argues that it is an impossibility that the gold watch that Hajee Mahomed Jaffer bought from Moolla Mehdee could have been sold by the Agent to Meerza Abdul Baukee
Date: 9 Sep 1850 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 9 Sep 1850 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: eng,fas
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File 12/6 Marine Note of Protest’

Author: various parties
Date: 10 Oct 1931-14 Sep 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 10 Oct 1931-14 Sep 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
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‘Annex to File 86/2 Bahrain Concession Duplicate’

Author: hand in black ink. Each page of the concession has been stamped ‘For and on behalf of The Eastern & General Syndicate
Date: 12 May 1923 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 12 May 1923 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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Vol 43: Letters Inward

Author: William Newnham
Date: 6 Jan 1826-11 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 6 Jan 1826-11 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
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Affairs in Persia

Author: the Government of Persia
Date: 23 Jan 1845 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 23 Jan 1845 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: eng,fas,fra
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'Memorandum - from Ebrahim ben Rujeb: What I know about Bahrein'

Author: Ebrahim ben Rujeb [Ibrahim bin Rajab] and translated into English 17 February 1872 detailing what he knows of the history of Bahrein [Bahrain]. The dates in the history are given using the Hijri calendar and have been given in this description
Date: 17 Feb 1872 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 17 Feb 1872 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
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'V M Hospital Building'

Author: an agent. regarding the finance and expenditure of the hospital and requests for medicines
Date: 16 Nov 1901-27 Jun 1951 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 16 Nov 1901-27 Jun 1951 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
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'File 9/10 Currency: export of gold and silver'

Author: the Director of Customs and Port Officer at Bahrain and sent to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative
Date: 22 Feb 1949-3 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 22 Feb 1949-3 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
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'File 39/12 APOC's oil storage on Trucial Coast'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
Date: 1 Apr 1933-11 Feb 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1 Apr 1933-11 Feb 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File 61/31 III (D 118) Anglo-Saudi frontier negotiations’

Author: the Al Murrah tribe in Saudi Arabia. Records of the official meetings held in London during June and July 1935 between the Deputy Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date: 14 Feb 1935-26 Sep 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 14 Feb 1935-26 Sep 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab'

Author: Shaikh Mubarak on his Faddaghiya estate'. The third main topic discussed is the dismissal of the Mudir of Fao for overstepping his authority. The principal correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative
Date: 14 Aug 1904-18 Aug 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 14 Aug 1904-18 Aug 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 61/14 XVII (D 76) Nejd-Iraq Relations'

Author: Ibn Sa'ud. Other issues include: the extradition of rebel leader Ibn Mashhur from Iraq back to Najd
Date: 30 Apr 1930-25 Jan 1932 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 30 Apr 1930-25 Jan 1932 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'Political Affairs of Muscat and Oman'

Author: various tribes. Other topics discussed in the papers include Sayyid `Abd al-Aziz's property in Zanzibar
Date: 1 Dec 1874-1 Aug 1876 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1 Dec 1874-1 Aug 1876 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File 16/10 II Correspondence with Eastern Bank Ltd. Bahrain’

Author: an agent. in Bahrain and the Bahrain branch of the Eastern Bank Limited. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative
Date: 30 Dec 1940-16 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 30 Dec 1940-16 Mar 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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"File 4/13 II Zubarah"

Date: 9 Jun 1937-28 Jul 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 9 Jun 1937-28 Jul 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File 28/30 War. Hostilities in Iran’

Author: ‘a number of sacrificing volunteers’. The report encloses draft and final English translations of the letter
Date: 26 Aug 1941-29 Jan 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 26 Aug 1941-29 Jan 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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Coll 30/21(4) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit-Saudi relations. Trade, Bon Voisinage and Extradition Agreements. Desire of Ibn Saud to Establish Customs Post at Wafra'

Author: Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence concerns the exact wording of these agreements and numerous amendments that were made to them. The correspondence also briefly discusses the desire of the Ruler of Saudi Arabia
Date: 25 Apr 1940-14 Apr 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 25 Apr 1940-14 Apr 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 5/193 IV (B 55) Slavery in the Persian Gulf'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. region. Reports on the slave trade were made by Captain Howes
Date: 22 Feb 1938-18 Jul 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 22 Feb 1938-18 Jul 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 10/1 XIII Bahrain Oil Concession'

Author: an agent. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Date: 19 Oct 1935-14 Aug 1936 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 19 Oct 1935-14 Aug 1936 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 8/96 Landing Contract'

Date: 12 Jan 1950-28 Jun 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 12 Jan 1950-28 Jun 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File No. E/1. Hindu Merchants at Qatif'

Author: the customs farmer at al-Qaṭīf
Date: 9 Sep 1900-20 Aug 1913 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 9 Sep 1900-20 Aug 1913 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng,fra
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File 7/2 VI Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Date: 5 Aug 1937-30 Apr 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 5 Aug 1937-30 Apr 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File 2/15 MASIRAH & SALALAH AIR FIELDS (CHARTER FLIGHTS)’

Author: the RAF at Masirah and Salalah for the supply of aviation fuel to civil aircrafts. The main correspondents in the file are: the Royal Air Force Headquarters
Date: 23 Sep 1941-31 Dec 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 23 Sep 1941-31 Dec 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'CONFIDENTIAL 86/28 - I Vol. D. 173 KUWAIT SULPHUR'

Author: the Company in 1945 to discontinue their search as exploration had been unsuccessful.Also discussed within the volume is the value and importance of sulphur both for wartime military requirements and for general trade
Date: 27 Jan 1940-2 Dec 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 27 Jan 1940-2 Dec 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'Confidential File 35/141 Must'

Date: 5 May 1931-1 Jul 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 5 May 1931-1 Jul 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
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'File 1/A/41 Imposition of economic sanctions against Italy'

Author: the League of Nations to end Italy's war in Abyssinia. The principal correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative
Date: 28 Oct 1935-18 Sep 1936 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 28 Oct 1935-18 Sep 1936 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File B/16 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS REST HOUSE AT SHARJAH’

Author: Ibrahim bin Muhammad al Madfa’ the clerk of the Ruler of Sharjah and his brother Isa
Date: 15 Mar 1935-24 Oct 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 15 Mar 1935-24 Oct 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 1/20 Liveries (Bahrain Agency)'

Author: an agent.
Date: 21 Nov 1932-12 Aug 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 21 Nov 1932-12 Aug 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘File B/12 SEIZURE OF A RAS-AL-KHAIMAH BOAT AT SIRRI ISLAND’

Author: British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. belonging to nakuda Salim bin Abdullah
Date: 29 Oct 1935-7 Jan 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 29 Oct 1935-7 Jan 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'Slavery: cases of Muscat and Saudi Arabian slaves reported at Bahrain'

Author: an agent. in Bahrain. Most of the cases involve slaves who have absconded or travelled from Muscat or Saudi Arabian territory. In those cases where a slave had escaped from Muscat
Date: 16 May 1944-3 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 16 May 1944-3 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 2/2 I. Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'

Author: a Fao customs launch near Bubiyan Island
Date: 26 Feb 1933-2 Feb 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 26 Feb 1933-2 Feb 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 10/3 IV Qatar Oil Concession'

Author: Shaikh'
Date: 25 Mar 1934-20 May 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 25 Mar 1934-20 May 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council'

Author: the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
Date: 22 Mar 1912-5 Oct 1916 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 22 Mar 1912-5 Oct 1916 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 19/1 II Political Agents Bahrain touring'

Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in 1937 and 1938
Date: 18 Jan 1935-15 Jun 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 18 Jan 1935-15 Jun 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'File 6/82 Rent Control'

Author: an agent. in Bahrain
Date: 29 Oct 1943-24 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 29 Oct 1943-24 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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"File 4/13 I Zubarah"

Author: Hickinbotham entitled ' Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. incident' that contains a summary of relevant events and recommendations for British Policy on the issue.
Date: 14 Mar 1937-22 Jun 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 14 Mar 1937-22 Jun 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Document
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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