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1. 'File 19/248 I (C 78) Education at Bahrain'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain. In particular, the correspondence discusses a proposal by C.R.L Adrian-Vallance to establish a college of higher education in Bahrain for students from all of the Arab states of the Gulf.Adrian-Vallance proposed this idea as a means to combat Pan-Arab/anti-British sentiment and foster a sense of Gulf identity distinct from a broader Arab identity. A letter (from Adrian-Vallance to Charles Belgrave, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser) that outlines his plan for the college is contained on ff. 7 - 15.The file also includes a detailed report on government education in Bahrain with proposals for reform (written by Adrian-Vallance in 1939) contained on ff. 52b - 126, a report on technical education in Bahrain (written by Geoffrey E. Hutchings in 1940) contained on ff. 160 - 192 and a report written by Adrian-Vallance in May 1940 that gives an update on the progress made in education in Bahrain since his appointment as Director of Education in the country in November 1939.The file also contains correspondence regarding Adrian-Vallance's appointment as Director of Education in Bahrain, including a copy of his contract with Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.Physical description: A bound correspondence volume. The main foliation sequence starts at the titlepage and terminates at the 4th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An incomplete second foliation sequence (53-119) runs between ff 53-225 with a gap between ff 86-87; these numbers are also written in pencil and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.Foliation errors: 1A, 1B and 1C; 52a and 52b.
2. '189 Trade Report of Bahrain Islands.'
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- Abstract: The volumes comprise trade and commerce reports, primarily for Bahrain but also for Arabistan and Bushire covering the period 1918-1924.The reports included in the volumes are:Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1918(ff 7-39)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1919(ff 51-78)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1920(ff 108-136)Trade Report of the Province of Arabistan for the year ending March 1920(ff 145-170)Trade Report of the Port of Bushire for the year 1919-1920(ff 172-190)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the years ending 31 March 1921 and 31st March 1922(ff 211-224)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1923(ff 228-256)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1924(ff 310-338).The volumes also include amended versions of the reports where discrepancies were noted in them; and printed copies produced by the Government of India.The correspondence in the volume primarily comprises letters from the Political Agent at Bahrain sending out copies of the reports to interested parties, and acknowledgements of receipt in reply; some correspondence with the Eastern Bank Limited, Director of Customs at Bahrain, and Yusuf Ahmed bin Kanoo relates to requests from traders, exporters and other interested parties for trade statistics and information relating to trade and commerce in Bahrain.The first folio of volume one comprises correspondence between the Political Agency at Bahrain and the Political Residency in Bushire from 1948-1950 regarding a circular issued by the Foreign Office in 1948 which outlined a new format for trade reports.Physical description: Foliation: This volume is in two parts. The foliation sequence commences at the first folio of the first part with 1, and terminates at the last folio of the second part with 374 (the covers have not been foliated); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
3. '1851/52 Residency in the Persian Gulf English Correspondence No.7 Slave Trade'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence sent to and from the Persian Gulf Residency (the Resident at the time being Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell), concerning the slave trade between the coast of East Africa and the Persian Gulf, and Britain's maritime efforts to suppress it. The main correspondents are Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay, Lt-Col Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia and Commodore J.P. Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron.The correspondence covers the interception of ships carrying slaves, agreements and treaties for the suppression of the slave trade and the use of native interpreters on British ships. The file contains several reports detailing the numbers of slaves imported from Africa to various parts of the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: The file has been foliated from the front cover to the last page of the file, with pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto page. The inside back cover has been left unfoliated.
4. '[Bushire] The Town looking South from Gray. Paul's Office. 23. Feb. 1902'. Photographer: Arthur Alexander Crookshank
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterThis view of Bushire (Bushehr), from an elevated position looking south, is taken from the roof of the offices of Gray, Paul and Co. (sister firm to Gray, MacKenzie and Company), a company that acted as shipping agent for British India steamers between India and Europe, via the Gulf ports.A number of buildings are seen in the photograph, though relative degradation of the image obscures much of the background and horizon area. A building under construction extends from the lower left of the image to the centre. Immediately behind this, the terrace of a flat-roofed building is fenced off. Next to the building under construction, and immediately below the centre of the image, bricks can be seen stacked high against the wall of an adjacent building.In the far right of the image, towards the horizon, a domed roof can clearly be seen amongst the flat-roofed buildings. Although the dome is windowless, a smaller dome with openings to allow light to filter through sits atop it. This is possibly a bath house.InscriptionsLower right, in pencil, alongside image: ‘83’Below image: ‘The Town looking South from Gray. Paul's Office. 23. Feb. 1902’Physical description: Dimensions:109 x 155 mm [landscape]Format:Materials:Condition:The image is considerably faded throughout, with surface losses along the upper edge.Foliation:'83'Process:
5. ‘Abou-Shehr or Bushire, Persian Gulf’ / ‘On the road to Dalkin [Daliki] from Bushire showing the mirage’ by Joseph D'Arcy (1780–1846)
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This landscape view of a scene near Bushire [Būshehr] shows a trail winding from left through undulating landscape towards a flat plain below. In the background craggy peaks extend from right. Two figures on donkey or horseback can be seen at right while four further figures make their way along the path at left. It is not clear what mirage is being referred to in the title of the drawing.Temporal Context:Although the image dates from the Ouseley embassy 1810–12, the adjacent caption/description likely dates from c. 1880 and was written by later owner of the album, F. G. McCutcheon.Inscriptions:Recto:Lower right corner, in pencil: ‘28’Verso:Upper left, in pencil: ‘Abou-Shehr or Bushire, Persian Gulf’Lower left corner, in pencil: ‘J. D’Arcy. Malvern’Along lower edge, in pencil: ‘On the road to Dalkin [Daliki] from Bushire showing the mirage’Lower right corner, in pencil: ‘Novr. 2 1852’; ‘28’Adjacent inscription: ‘28.On the road from Bushire (Persian Gulf) to Dalkee showing the mirage’Physical description: Dimensions:108 x 282 mmMaterials:Watercolour on paperCondition:Light surface dirt coats the recto and verso, with staining along all edges. Two small puncture holes at upper left and right corners indicate that the drawing was at one time pinned up. A small tear or cut can be seen extending diagonally from lower edge , left of centre, for 10 mm.
6. ‘Removal of the Coal Depot from the Island of Karrack’
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- Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-7 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay, dated 26 August 1844. The enclosures are dated 25 June-26 August 1844.The enclosures consist of correspondence relating to arrangements for the removal of the British Coal Depot from Karrack [Kharg], and plans to distribute the remaining coal between Bussorah [Basra] and Bassadore [Basaidu].The correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Government of India.The item also contains a request from the Bombay Chamber of Commerce for information on duties on British goods entering Bushire [Bushehr].Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)
7. ‘Abolition of the Residency at Muscat’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of Political Letters and Political Consultations from the Government of Bombay.The item consists of correspondence regarding the abolition of the Residency at Muscat and the consolidation of residencies at Muscat and Bushire. The correspondence is particularly concerned with the resignation, due to the climate, of Nicholas Hankey Smith from the Residency at Muscat and the search for a more suitable residence there.The correspondence consists of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Muscat. The other correspondents are: Court of Directors of the East India Company; George Cumming Osborne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to Government, Fort William; Captain Wainwright of His Majesty’s Ship La Chiffonne; Lieutenant-Colonel Smith.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 28, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 327, and terminates at f 335, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
8. ‘Resignation by Major Wilson of the Office of Resident at Bushire & nomination of Dr. McNeill – This appointment subsequently cancelled & Mr. D. A. Blane appointed Resident – Dr. McNeill appointed 1stAssistant to the Envoy in Persia – Memorial from Dr. McNeill to the Court.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay, the Government of Bengal and the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The item relates to the appointment of a successor to Major David Wilson as Resident in the Persian Gulf and general considerations of the position and allowances of the Resident. In particular, the item concerns:The initial appointment of Dr John McNeill, Surgeon to the British Embassy at the Court of Persia, as Wilson's successor and the appointment of Dr James Pringle Riach as McNeill's successorDiscussions by the Board of the Government of Bombay regarding how to reduce the expenditure of the Residency at Bushire [Būshehr], with suggestions to lower the Table Allowance, reduce the Resident's budget for gifts, and condense the number of staffThe Court of Directors' criticism that a Military Servant, rather than a Civil Servant, has been appointed Resident in the Persian GulfThe subsequent cancellation of McNeill's appointment as Resident and the appointment of David Anderson Blane in his placeA memorandum sent to the Government of Bombay by McNeill which: asserts his unique talents that are required for the Resident position due to uncertain times in Persia; complains of his treatment; and requests a new position that would be equal in status and benefits to that of the Resident.The memorandum sent by McNeill also contains a number of copies and extracts of letters from his immediate superiors and officials from the Court of Persia as proof of the high esteem in which he is held. Amongst these letters are: a note by Mirza Abdul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abdul Hassan Khan], His Persian Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs; a firmun by the Shah of Persia [Fath-Ali Qājār]; and a ruckum addressed by His Royal Highness Abbas Mirza ['Abbās Mīrzā Nāyib al-Salṭana Qājār], Prince of Persia.The principal correspondents of the item are: the Court of Directors; McNeill; numerous secretaries heading departments within the governments of Bombay and Bengal, along with the respective governors of Bombay and Bengal. Other correspondents include: Sir John Nicoll Robert Campbell, Envoy to Persia; Wilson; Riach; and Lieutenant Samuel Hennell, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf.The titles of ‘Resident in the Persian Gulf’ and ‘Resident at Bushire’ are used interchangeably.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department No.1’, ‘P.C. 1181, Draft 427, 1833' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 49, and terminates at f 156, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
9. ‘Proceedings connected with an unauthorized negociation entered into with the Prince Royal of Shiraz by Mr Bruce vol 3’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the third in a series of three items about a negotiation by William Bruce (the others are IOR/F/4/894/23288 and 23289). The principal correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant John McLeod, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the following subjects:The potential hostilities between Muscat and PersiaMuscat’s capture of Meerza Baukir Auhee [Mirza Baqir Ahi], a minister of the Prince-Governor of Fārs, and the governors of Bunder Abbass ['Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and MinanThe enforcement of the General Treaty of Maritime Peace of 1819, particularly the system of registers and the difficulty of distinguishing piracy from maritime warfareComplaints of Sooltan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī], ruler of Ra's al-Khaymah and Sharjah, at having to destroy his fortificationsNegotiations between Persia and Muscat over leasing Bunder Abbass and attacking Bahrein [Bahrain] in conjunction with bin SuggurMoving the rendezvous for cruisers from Moghoo Bay [Moghūyeh] to Bassedar [Bāsaʻīdū]The deaths of McLeod, Dr Edward Milward, Captain John F Soilleux and Mr Sturmey, and the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus to succeed McLeod, R C Money’s appointment as his assistant, and J P Rich’s appointment as surgeon to the Residency, succeeding Milward.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘[Political] No. 2, Draft 293, P.C. 362, [Season] 26/7’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 4, and terminates at f 60, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
10. ‘Turkish Arabia. Leave of absence granted by the Governor General to the Political Agent in-.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 July 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the tenth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to proposed arrangements for Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, to replace both Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, during their respective absences. The item also contains discussions between Hennell and the Government of Bombay as to whether a replacement should be appointed for Kemball whilst he is standing in for Rawlinson.In addition to the above, the item's correspondents also include the Government of India.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 87, Vol: 10.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 308, and terminates at f 317, 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.
11. ‘Turkish Arabia. Lieutenant Kemball to conduct temporarily the duties of the Political Agent in-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and notifications cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fifty-second in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the return of Dr Arnold Burrowes Kemball to Bushire [Bushehr], following his temporary stay at Bagdad [Baghdad] where he filled in as Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] for Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson. Rawlinson’s praise for Kemball is reported to the governments of Bombay and India. The item also contains praise given to Doctor Campbell, Civil Surgeon, by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf. Campbell had filled in for Kemball as Assistant Resident during his time in Bagdad.Correspondents include: Rawlinson; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the governments of Bombay and India.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Coll: 2, Vol: 52’, ‘Collection No. 8 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 569, and terminates at f 576, 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.
12. ‘Persian Mission. A supply of Tents for Her Majesty’s Mission at Tehran, forwarded via Bushire, at the requisition of Lieutenant Colonel Farrant, Her Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, an extract from a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 23 June 1849.The item concerns the manufacturing and transportation of tents to be used by Her Majesty’s Mission in Persia [Iran]. The request for these tents was originally made in January 1846 by Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia. The request is carried out between 1848 and 1849, with the tents being manufactured in Bombay and transported to Tehran via Bushire [Bushehr]. In particular, the item relates to:Details about the tents (number, design, fabric, dimensions, cost etc.) and how they should be packaged for transportThe tendering process at Bombay, including applications made by numerous manufacturersArrangements made for the transportation of the tents, including the difficulties arising from the combined weight of the finished productsA request that Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, inspects the tents on their arrival at Bushire, as payment by HM Government will only be made if the tents arrive at Tehran in good condition.A report of the committee charged with inspecting the finished products in Bombay can be found at folio 545.Principal correspondents include: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Farrant, HM Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran; the Military Board, Bombay; Major David Davidson, Commissary General of the Army; Captain Elgate Whichelo, Deputy Commissary General; Commodore Stephen Lushington, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy; and the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 714/49’, ‘Collection No. 16 of No. 56’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally ‘28’, but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘16’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 522, and terminates at f 552, 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.