Abstract: The volume contains correspondence, primarily between Major Frank Holmes as negotiator for Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL), John Skliros, Director of Petroleum Concessions Limited in London, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding progress in negotiations with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Sharjah for a concession in his territories. The correspondence discusses the amendments to the agreement which the Shaikh wished to make, various conditions he wished to place on the concession. and negotiations over the financial terms of a potential concession. A draft copy of the concession agreement can be found at folios 94-111.Also discussed is the signing of the Debai [Dubai] concession and PCL's acceptance of the signed copy; along with the written agreement given by Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktum al Maktum [Saʻīd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm] to the Political Resident regarding a termination of contract undertaking.Further correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Secretary of State for India considers methods of applying pressure on the Trucial Coast Shaikh’s to sign concessions with Petroleum Concessions Limited in order to prevent American interests from acquiring concessions in the area. A letter is issued by the Secretary of State for India, on behalf of the British Government, to be used if negotiations and initial pressure failed to secure the concessions. The letter made it clear that the British Government would not permit more than one Oil Company to operate on the Trucial Coast and that they had approved agreements with PCL and were not prepared to permit negotiations with other Companies. The intention was for the letter to be used as a last resort as there could be difficulties if either Petroleum Concessions Limited or the Trucial Coast Shaikh’s came to learn of its existence before it was required.Other matters of note within the volume include:circular issued by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to all Consuls and Political Agents with powers to grant visa’s requesting that no visa for the Trucial Coast be granted to Haji ‘Abdullah Williamson without prior discussion with the Political Resident. Also included is a note of a discussion which the Political Resident had with Mr Gordon, Assistant General Manager for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company at Abadan, regarding Williamson’s activities on the Trucial Coast whilst being employed by Petroleum Concessions Limited;report on a conversation between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (Shaikh Shakhbūt bin Sulṭān bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān) over statements made to the Shaikh about Major Frank Holmes and Petroleum Concessions Limited and their British status, which the Political Agent was able to correct; and concerns about rumours being spread on the Trucial Coast which could cause problems for both PCL and the British Government;draft copies in Arabic and English of the proposed Umm-al-Qaiwain [Umm al Qaywayn] concession agreement (ff 48-65), Ajman Concession agreement (ff 30-47), and Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al Khaymah] concession agreement (ff 112-129);Correspondence regarding a disturbance in Kalba [Kalbā] which had briefly prevented individuals visiting Ras al Khaimah;letter from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (Sayyid Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd) to the Political Agent at Muscat (Ralph Ponsonby Watts) regarding an encroachment by the Geologists for Petroleum Concessions Limited into his territory in the Buraimi [Al Buraymī] district; and observations by the Political Agent of the need to define the limits of the Sultan’s territory as soon as possible.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers arewritten in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-214; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The volume contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven Fowle, Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe), the Political Agent at Bahrain (Tom Hickinbotham, Hugh Weightman), the Residency Agent at Sharjah (Khan Sahib Saiyid ‘Abd al-Razzaq), the Secretary of State for India and Burma (Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland), India Office (John Charles Walton, Alexander Colin Symon, John Percival Gibson) and Petroleum Concessions Limited (Frederick Lewisohn, Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Frank Holmes, Basil Henry Lermitte, Ernest Vincent Packer) regarding negotiations for oil concessions on the Trucial Coast.The correspondence focuses on the negotiations between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al Khaymah] and Basil Henry Lermitte of Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and the progress made in attempting to reach an acceptable agreement for both parties.Also included in the volume are details of the situation with the Shaikh Ahmad bin Rashid [Aḥmad bin rāshid Āl Mu'alla] of Umm al Qaiwain [Umm al Qaywayn] who wishes to await the conclusion of the Ras al Khaimah negotiations before agreeing to a concession with PCL; Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid [Rāshid Bin Ḥumaid Al-Nu`aimī], Ruler of Ajman who wishes to await the expiry of his existing option with PCL before commencing negotiations; and Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan bin Zaid [Shaikh Shakhbūt bin Sulṭān bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān], Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with whom it is concluded that negotiations should be put on hold until the Shaikh’s uncle and chief adviser Khalifa bin Zaid [Khalīfah bin Zāyid Āl Nahyān] had returned from Braimi [Al Buraymī].Further discussions refer to Qatar, where PCL intended concluding their geological explorations and to commence their drilling programme; and Muscat and Dhofar where they hoped to make use of an RAF plane in order to reach more remote areas for geological survey.Also included in the volume is confirmation of the acceptance by Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Sharjah of the political agreement and exchange of notes required by His Majesty’s Government in order approve the concession agreement made with Petroleum Concessions Limited; and the signing of the oil concession agreement in Sharjah on 13 September 1937. Later correspondence discusses some typing errors identified in the text of the concession agreement and the need for the political agreement to be the same as Debai’s [Dubai] and not the amended version recently approved by the India Office. Copies of the signed concession can be found at folios 6-85 and 157-175, and a copy of the political agreement and letters to be exchanged at folios 179-186.Other matters discussed in the volume include:formal confirmation by His Majesty’s Government of their approval of the grant of a concession by Petroleum Concessions Limited to the Shaikh of Debai and the acceptance by both parties of this approval. Also includes a printed copy of the Dubai Concession, political agreement and letters exchanged (ff 195-204);a letter from the Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi in response to the ultimatum issued to him by His Majesty’s Government preventing him from negotiating with any oil company not approved by them; and stating that he would negotiate with Petroleum Concessions Limited if approached by them but was otherwise free to negotiate with whomever he wished;request by Petroleum Concessions Limited to employ a French citizen, René Pomeyrol, as part of the geological team exploring Qatar and the Trucial Coast as no suitably qualified English geologists were available at that time; and to employ A Abdul Aziz Helmy as an interpreter on the Trucial Coast;letters sent by Haji ‘Abdullah Williamson to the Shaikhs of Ras al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi in which he proposes returning to the Trucial Coast and continuing negotiations with them, despite not being permitted to travel there or having the permission of Petroleum Concessions Limited to do so.A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 202-215.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 7-203; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The additional sequence is located in the same position as the main foliation, though some numbers are instead located on the verso. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superceded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file concerns visits made by Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon (referred to as Lady Willingdon), wife of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Marquess of Willingdon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, to Bahrain and Sharjah on stopovers in June 1933. The file contains correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent at Bahrain; Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, Residency Agent at Sharjah; and Imperial Airways. Included is a report, dated 21 June 1933, by the Residency Agent, concerning Lady Willingdon’s visit and meeting with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqur [Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī], ruler of Sharjah (ff 6-7) and a letter from Fowle thanking him for the hospitality shown towards Lady Willingdon (ff 8-9).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-9; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of the Government of Bombay Political Consultations. It is the second in a series of 4 items on general affairs in the Persian Gulf (the others are: IOR/F/4/1398/55440, IOR/F/4/1399/55442 and IOR/F/4/1399/55442A).The item is chiefly concerned with general updates of events in the Persian Gulf over the period 1827-1832. In particular, the item relates to:The 1830 rebellion against Syed Sued [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, led by his relative Hamood bin Azan [Ḥamūd bin Azan Āl Bū Sa‘īd] at Sohar [Ṣuḥār] and the necessity of the British Government’s intervention in this affairThe general weakness of the Imaum’s current position due to the above rebellion, his failed attempt to seize Bahrein [Bahrain] and the resurgence of the Wahabees [Wahabi tribe]The Government of Bombay’s concerns that the Imaum is considering interfering in Persian affairs whilst his own territories are in disarrayConflict between the Imaum of Muscat and the Chief of BahreinConflict between the Chief of Sharga [Sharjah] and the Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]Discussions about Chieftains abiding by the General [Maritime] Treaty by giving notice of their intention to commence hostilities; the impact this has on whether blockades can be considered official; and the effect this has on the freedom of merchant ships to carry cargo between ports that belong to warring tribesAn incident in 1829 at Sharga [Sharjah] in which Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al Khaymah and Sharjah] blocked the
Sunbury, a merchant vessel bearing an East India Company pass and colours, from transporting cargo to Aboothabee.The item also includes minor and general discussions of issues in the Persian Gulf, such as: reported acts of ‘piracy’ and punishment of ‘pirates’; wars between numerous Chieftains; the British Government’s policy of non-interference in these disputes; and the relationships between numerous tribes.The principal correspondents of the item are: the Government of Bombay; Major David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Samuel Hennell, Assistant [and Acting] Resident in the Persian Gulf; Sooltan bin Suggur; and Syed Sued. Other correspondents include: William Clerk and Robert Cotton Money, successive holders of the position of Acting Persian Secretary; William Collinson and Thomas Elivon, successive holders of the position of Senior Marine Officer in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]; Lieutenant W Hodges, Commanding the Company ship
Amherst; George Garnett Huske Munnings, Commander of the merchant ship
Sunbury; Shaik Tahnoon ben Shaikboot [Shaikh Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi]; and numerous Native Agents at Muscat.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department, P.C. [Previous Communication] 1230, Draft 183, 1834' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 324, and terminates at f 541, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from the Government of Bombay Political Consultations. It is the second in a series of three items on general affairs in the Persian Gulf (the others are: IOR/F/4/1435/56726 and IOR/F/4/1436/56728).The item is chiefly concerned with general updates of events in the Gulf over the period 1831-1833. In particular, the item relates to:Troubles in Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] following the assassination of Shaik Tahnoon bin Shukhboat [Shaikh Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi] by two of his brothersRelations between: Shaik Tahnoon; the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat; Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al Khaymah and Sharjah]; Shaik Toorkee bin Saood [Shaikh Turki I bin Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd], the chief of the Wahabees [Wahhābi, tribe]; and other minor chieftainsThe Government of Bombay’s efforts to acquire restitution and punishment for acts of ‘piracy’ committed by subjects of: the Imaum; Shaik Tahnoon; Sooltan; Shaik Nassar [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Mazkūr]; the Chief of Shewoo [Bandar-e Chīrū’īyeh?]; the Chief of Narbond [Nāy Band?]; and Shaik Khulfan of Asseloo [Shaikh Khalfān of Bandar-e ‘Asalūyeh]Requests made by the Hakim of Macullah [Governor of Al Mukalla?] for help to suppress a rebellion, and for compensation after he helped an East India Company ship with a delivery of coalMiscellaneous intelligence from the Native Agent at Muscat regarding: activities of the Wahabees, the Prince of Shiraz and the Imaum; events at Muscat, Bushire [Būshehr], Mokha [Mocha] and Boozabee [Abu Dhabi]; conflicts between numerous chieftains; outbreak of plague; and acts of ‘piracy’Arrangements regarding the quantity and activities of Company vessels in the GulfA dispute between David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Commander Henry Wyndham, Commodore of the Squadron of the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Persia, regarding whether Blane should have been informed before Company vessels were dismissed from the GulfPresents offered to Blane and to the Governor of Bombay by the Imaum and the Shaikh of Bushire.The item also refers to minor affairs in the Gulf, including: damage to a Residency building on the island of Corgo [Kharko?]; establishment of a lithographic press in Shiraz; military stores required for the Government of Bushire; and petitions by individuals for compensation, protection and favours.The item contains many correspondents. The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Blane; and Lieutenant Samuel Hennell, Assistant to the Resident in the Persian Gulf. Other correspondents include: the chieftains above-mentioned; the Native Agents at Muscat and Sharga [Sharjah]; Senior Officers in Command of the Squadron in the Indian Navy; Commanders of Company ships the
Ternate, the
Clive, the
Amherst, the
Elphinstone, and the
Tigris; and the Persian Secretary to the Government of Bombay.There are multiple spellings for most of the names mentioned in the item. The Native Agent at Muscat is also referred to as the Broker at Muscat and the Government Agent at Muscat.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bengal Political Department’, ‘P. C. [Previous Communication] 1339, Draft 435, 1834' and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 371, and terminates at f 656, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The volume contains correspondence relating to a number of subjects, listed below. The principal correspondents throughout are Commander (James) Felix Jones, initially Acting Resident, then Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay.The volumes contain correspondence relating to events in the Gulf, and are arranged by subject as follows:Bahrain (folios 10-24); despatches from the Government of Bombay in response to 1854-55 events in Bahrain; theft of property from Banyan (Indian) traders in Bahrain, and the suspicious death of a Banyan trader;Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] (folios 25-65): the attack upon Abu Dhabi of the deposed Shaikh Sa’id bin Tahnun, in collaboration with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr; an act of piracy off the Al-Qaṭīf coast;Shargah, Rasul Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah], and Himreeyah [Ḩamrīyah] (folios 66-127): an incident of piracy at Sharjah, and attempts by British officials to obtain compensation; conflict between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah, and the tribes of Ḩamrīyah; Wahhābī forces moving toward the Oman coast;Muscat and Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] (folios 128-62): investigation into the shipwreck and plunder of a vessel carrying pilgrims, and the murder of some of the vessel’s crew; the treatment of British subjects at Muscat; conflict and settlement between the Persian Government and Imam of Muscat over customs at Persian ports including Bandar-e ʻAbbās;The Slave Trade (folios 163-297): resources in the Gulf for fighting the maritime slave trade; Jones’s recommendations for improvements and changes to the policing of waters; the actions of the British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], in relation to diplomatic relations between Britain and Persia; the capture of a boat carrying slaves under Turkish colours.Physical description: Foliation: This item is in two parts and the foliation sequence runs through both volumes as a continuous sequence. The foliation sequence begins on the title page of part one and ends on the third sheet from the back of part two. The sequence uses numbers written in pencil, which can be found in the top-right corner of the recto side of each folio. An original pagination sequence is present between ff 11-297; these numbers are written in ink and can be found in the top left and top right of the verso and recto side respectively. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A and 1B.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence about local affairs in Trucial Oman. These mainly focus on the hostile relations between the Shaikhs of Trucial Oman, and the involvement of some rulers in the restriction of local activities. The file also contains reports sent between the Bahrain Agency, the Sharjah Residency and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf when any trouble, meeting or peace agreement took place between the local rulers. The reports focused on demands for reforms raised by locals, notables and merchants. These were asking for various reforms including budget, education, health and sanitation, peace and order, removal of all sorts of corruption in the various departments, and the grant of justice and freedom to the inhabitants in trade and other crafts.The representatives of the British Government in the Gulf raised their concerns to the Shaikhs of Trucial Oman regarding the safety of British subjects, and employees. The file also contains petitions raised by the notables and merchants of Iranian and Indian communities living in Trucial Oman to the British authorities. These were also concerned about their own safety.The main correspondence is between the Residency Agent in Sharjah, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the British Agency in Trucial Oman, as well as the various Shaikhs of Trucial Oman including Shaikh Said bin Maktum, Ruler of Dubai and Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 263; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-238; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The file contains telegrams, cyphers, and correspondence regarding measures against outbreaks of cholera in the Trucial Coast. The correspondence concerns updates on cases of cholera in Sharjah and Dubai, inoculations and quarantine regulations, and restrictions on travel to the Persian Gulf area for passengers who had not been inoculated.The file also contains medical advice and delivery of cholera vaccines from the Quarantine Medical Officer at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Bahrain to the Residency Agent of Sharjah.The principal correspondents are the Quarantine Medical Officer at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, the Commonwealth Relations Office in London, the Residency Agent at Sharjah, the Political Agency at Kuwait, the British Ambassador at Baghdad, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Political Agent at Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 114; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains reports and correspondence regarding measures against outbreaks of infectious diseases in the Trucial Coast, in Bahrain and in nearby countries: plague at Karachi in 1936, and smallpox in Bombay in 1937. The correspondence concerns quarantine arrangements and vaccinations at Bahrain and reports about cases of smallpox in Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah.The principal correspondents are the Assistant Surgeon at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Bahrain (Dr Ralph Holmes), the Government of Bahrain, the Government of India, the Residency Agent at Sharjah, the Political Agency at Kuwait, the British Ambassador at Baghdad, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Political Agent at Bahrain.The file contains documents in Arabic with English translation: quarantine notices from the Government of Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 384; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel intermittently between ff 2-361; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and crayon, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent at Bahrain; K S Husain bin Hamad, in charge of the Agency at Sharjah; the Political Agent in the Trucial Coast; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo; regarding outbreaks of smallpox and other diseases on the Trucial Coast.The file mostly contains documents regarding a smallpox epidemic in the Trucial Coast: weekly statistics and telegrams showing deaths by smallpox in 1936, in English and Arabic.The file also contains requests for supply of vaccines, vaccinations, quarantine measures, requests for the intervention for Dr Ralph Holmes, Medical Officer at the Victoria Memorial Hospital, and reports from Dr Holmes' work in Sharjah.There is correspondence in Arabic with English translation, with the Residency Agent at Sharjah and with the ruler of Ras-al-Khaimah, Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 404; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-364 and between ff 368-383; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The file comprises correspondence concerning three cases involving dhows, as follows:correspondence relating to a collision between a Bahrain-registered dhow and an Anglo-Iranian Oil Company tug at Khorramshahr in November 1943. Much of the follow-up correspondence concerns the seizure by the Iranian authorities of passports belonging to two Bahrainis who travelled to Khorramshahr to assist in affairs following the collision, and the Bahrain authorities’ efforts to have the passports returned. Principal correspondents in the case include: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Tom Hickinbotham); the British Consul at Khorramshahr; the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) (ff 2-15);correspondence dated 1944 relating to an enquiry made by an Indian company, Kanayalal Deepchand Hinduja, seeking the whereabouts of their vessel, the
Fathel Rahman, missing while travelling from Bombay to Basra, with the Political Agent at Bahrain reporting, after enquiries made with the Customs Director at Bahrain and the Residency Agent at Sharjah, that nothing is known of the vessel (ff 16-21);correspondence dated June 1949 relating to an incident taking place off the coast of Sharjah/Dubai, in which a dhow engine caught fire, resulting in the death of one crew member and the injury of another, the latter taken on board HMS
Flamingofor medical care. The principal correspondent in this case is the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf (Captain P Skelton) (ff 22-27).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 30; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-20; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain, Hugh Weighman, mostly from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political agent at Sharjah, regarding arrangements and programmes for his official visits to the Trucial Coast and Qatar. Some visits were carried via HMS
Shoreham, so there is also correspondence with its Captain, G H Faulkner, and with British Overseas Airways Corporation representatives, regarding the fares to be paid by the Agent when staying in their Fort in Sharjah.The file also contains:correspondence with the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain regarding special authorization to land on Muharraq;correspondence with the Political Agent at Kuwait regarding his visit to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and other visits by British officials;reports of visits.The documents in the file are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translation, with Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, regarding the Political Agent at Bahrain's visit to Qatar.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-234; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.