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121. 'File 6/58 II Accession Celebrations on H. E. Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's accession as the Ruler of Bahrain Island'
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- Abstract: The file contains two letters. The first is from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and gives notice of the subdued (due to war) celebrations to mark the anniversary of the accession of Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa Al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] as ruler of Bahrain. The second letter is a circular from the Political Agency to several companies and government officials in Bahrain giving notice of the Agency's closure during the celebrations.Folios 5-9 are internal office notes in which it is discussed what customarily takes place at the Agency during the anniversary celebrations and the issue of the dressing of the Agency flagstaff, including whether to dress it for India's Independence Day on 15 August 1947.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 10; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-4; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
122. 'File 6/60 Deaths among the royal family; death of His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifah'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to the deaths of Shaikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifah (in 1933), a senior member of the ruling Al Khalifah family, and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah (in 1942), the ruler of Bahrain. The majority of the papers are letters and telegrams of condolence from British (and some American) political, military, and diplomatic offices in the region, as well as others who knew the Shaikh, and letters of thanks in response from Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifah (the late Shaikh's son and the new ruler). The messages were sent via the Political Agent, Bahrain, in both directions. Also included in the file is correspondence between the Political Agent and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, in which the correct protocol for commemorating the deaths is discussed.Folios 63-67 are internal office notes.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 68; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-55; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
123. 'File 6/79 Kharitas for Shaikh of Bahrain'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence concerning the forwarding of kharitas (messages of good wishes sent at times of change) to the ruler of Bahrain. The correspondence enclosing the kharitas was sent from the External Affairs Department of the Government of India to Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah [Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah], the Ruler of Bahrain, via the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agency in Bahrain. Two kharitas were sent, one for the end of Lord Linlithgow's Viceroyalty and the other for the assumption of the role by Field Marshal the Viscount Wavell. Copies of both are present in the file, along with English translations of Shaikh Salman's replies.Folio 15 is internal office notes.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 17; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-14; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
124. 'File 6/68 Visit of H. E. Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah, K. C. I. E., C. S. I. Ruler of Bahrain to England'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to the visit to the United Kingdom by Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, the India Office in London, and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave).The file contains the following:correspondence with the Consul in Basra, Ambassador in Baghdad, and Embassy in Angora [Ankara] regarding arrangements for the Shaikh's passage from Bahrain to London via Basra, Baghdad, Turkey, Paris, and Folkestone, including discussion over appropriate ceremony and permissions for weapons to be carried;correspondence with the India Office, Government Hospitality Fund, and the Foreign Office regarding arrangements and payment for the Shaikh while in Britain, including the programme for his time there (folios 193-96);correspondence with Belgrave and the Council of Regency (Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifah [Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah]) regarding the running of the state in the absence of Shaikh Hamad;public notices issued by the Government of Bahrain concerning the trip;coverage of the trip in the regional and international press (folios 78-83, 85, 223-24, and 236);reports on various stages of the trip, including that of W Hendry, Acting Consul in Basra (folios 87-93), and Archibald Clark Kerr, Ambassador in Baghdad (folio 102);correspondence concerning arrangements for the Shaikh's return and arrival in Bahrain;telegrams from the Shaikh himself throughout his trip with brief updates;exchange of letters and telegrams of good wishes, thanks, and appreciation between numerous offices in England, Iraq, Bahrain, and India, including a copy of a letter from the Shaikh to King Edward VIII (folio 189);a copy of 'The Zodiac', Staff Journal of Cable and Wireless, Vol. XXIX, No. 338, September 1936.Folios 237-48 are internal office notes.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 249; 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 present in parallel between ff 4-235; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
125. 'File 10/1 XVI Bahrain Oil Concession'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Financial Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on reservation of land and infrastructures to be built on Sitra Island and some correspondence with the Sheikh of Bahrain, asking for his help to retrieve 116 cases of dynamite dispersed in Huwais on the Qatar coast during a storm and taken by locals (folios 135-136).The volume also includes semestral 'Abstracts of accounts of oil measured' and 'Statement on Royalty' and monthly details on 'Shipments of oil from Bahrain' for 1938-1940.There are maps showing:'Bahrain Petroleum Co. Ltd. - Permanent Camp (Awali) Reservation' (f. 46);'Bahrain Petroleum Co. Ltd. - Rifa Class II-B Townsite' (f. 57);'Bahrain Petroleum Co. Ltd. - Reservation for Golf Course & Agricultural Purposes' (f. 90)and Tank Charts (ff. 206-209).There are some letters and documents in Arabic, mainly letters to and from the Sheikh.There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 251-270).Physical description: The main foliation sequence commences at the titlepage and terminates at the 4th sheet from the rear of the volume; numbering 1-270 is written in pencil, is encircled and can be found in the top right corner. A second foliation sequence commences at f 3 and terminates at folio 250; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
126. 'File 10/1 XVIII Bahrain Oil Concession'
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- Abstract: The volume mainly contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Adviser to the Government in Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the protection of oil fields in Bahrain from sabotage and bombing and on the decrease of the oil production during the World War Two. It contains monthly details on shipment of oil from Bahrain and on petroleum products exports, and semestral abstracts of accounts and statement on royalties for the period 1942-1943.There are maps and drawings by BAPCO:'A reservation for an overhead salt water line for refinery use' (f. 186);map of 'Location of Fish Traps south of Sitra Island' (f. 187);drawing of 'Proposed Causeway & Materials Pier Sitra' (f. 288).There is an index with notes at the end of the volume, on folios 301-322.Physical description: The main foliation starts on the first page with writing (4th folio in volume) with number 2. The numbering is in pencil, encircled, in top centre of recto; the sequence starts with 2-24; then 25A,25B; 26-219; 220, 220A-220J and ends on 322, which is the last number given, on the last page of writing.
127. 'Exercise of Jurisdiction in Cases affecting Foreign Subjects in Bahrein by the British Political Authorities.'
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- Abstract: A summary of legal judgments, agreements and amendments to agreements between the British Government and the Shaikh of Bahrein between 1861 and 1930, concerning the exercise of jurisdiction by British political authorities over British subjects and foreigners in Bahrein. Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite, India Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
128. ‘37 File 483 Memorandum on Bahrain; Major E L Durand’s Notes on the Antiquities of Bahrain’
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- Abstract: The volume’s contents fall into two categories:Reports and memoranda on Bahrain, dated 1875, including a report on the rulers of Bahrain (folios 2-7); a history and genealogy of the Uttoobee [ʿUtūb] tribe (folios 9-10); names of the ʿUtūb rulers (folios 11-13); a memorandum on Bahrain (folios 15-44) covering etymologies of the islands’ names, its inhabitants, political character, and history from the earliest known period to the present day; and a list of some of the principal families in Bahrain (folios 45-46). The first three of these reports are ascribed to an individual called Hajee Abdool Cassim, and are present in the volume in Arabic original and English translation. The author of the last two reports is unclear.The second part of the volume contains correspondence relating to arrangements for the excavation of Bahrain’s tumuli. There are a number of letters dated 1879 (folios 49, 52, 53, 58, 59-60) exchanged between Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Ross, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Principal Librarian of the British Museum (Edward Bond), the latter being eager to initiate excavations of the tumuli at Bahrain, and forwarding funds of £100 sterling for the project. Later correspondence covers arrangements for the purchase and delivery of pickaxes to Bahrain for the excavations (folios 61-74), and arrangements and letters of recommendation to Shaikh Esau bin Khuleefah [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] for Theodor and Mabel Bent to visit Bahrain in 1889 to undertake excavations (folios 91-98).Note that Durand’s notes on the antiquities of Bahrain, cited in the original file title, are not themselves included in the volume.Physical description: Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c.
129. 'File 18/68 II (D 115) Kuwait Order in Council'
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- Abstract: The volume includes papers relating to the implications of the assumption by the British Government of jurisdiction over foreigners in Kuwait, especially in view of the possibility of the influx of large numbers of non-Muslim foreigners (particularly Americans) to work in the Kuwaiti oil industry, June 1932 - March 1933; and papers relating to the discussion and drafting of the Kuwait Order in Council, 1935(His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1935), March 1933 - July 1935, which was designed to clarify the question of British jurisdiction over non-Muslim foreigners in Kuwait, including papers recording discussions of the matter between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait [Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah], July 1934, which resulted in the Sheikh's acquiescing in the terms of the revised Order in Council.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at the front cover of the volume and continues through to the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil, circled, in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: f.1 is followed by ff. 1A, 1B, 1C. A second numbering system also appears, starting at 1 on f.2 and continuing to 259 on f.257. This sequence is again written in pencil, but not circled, and appears in the top right hand corner of every page that bears text.
130. 'File H/4 Persian Gulf Residency Bushire Office Records. Miscellaneous D/O's'
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- Abstract: This file contains miscellaneous demi-official correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain and the British Political Resident at Bushire, as well as with the British Political Agent at Kuwait and Sheikh ‘Īsā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah.This correspondence concerns various issues related to Bahrain affairs and the British Political Agent's interactions with Sheikh ‘Īsā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah and the Sheikh Qāsim bin Mahzā’, Qāḍī of Bahrain. In addition, issues covered within this correspondence include the subject of slavery; the appointment of Inam ul Hakk; Captain Francis Beville Prideaux's archaeological interests; the visit to Bahrain of George Ambrose Lloyd, Honorary attaché of the Embassy of Constantinople, in 1907; and British compensation claims against Turkey following the First World War.Physical description: Foliation: There are two foliation sequences. The first sequence, which is circled in crayon, is incomplete. The second sequence, which is written in pencil in the top right corner, begins on number 1, on the first letter, and runs through to 21, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file.
131. 'File H/14 Vol I Turkish Customs on Mainland'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between Stuart George Knox and David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer, British Political Agents at Bahrain, and Percy Zachariah Cox and Richard Lockington Birdwood of the British Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, as well as with Sheikh ‘Īsā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain. In addition, included within the file are office notes of various conversations between the Political Agent with the ruler of Bahrain and Seth Rao Sahib Tirathdas Maharaj, Director of Customs at Bahrain.The correspondence and notes concern Turkish customs regulations at the Eastern Arabian ports of al-Qaṭīf and al-‘Uqayr pertaining to the landing and levying of duty on Bahraini and non-Bahraini goods, and the system of issuing cargo certificates. Included in this file are two examples of stamped cargo certificates in Arabic (f. 6 and f. 7).Physical description: Foliation: Foliation starts on file cover and terminates on the final folio before the back cover. Foliation is in pencil in circled numbers in top right of recto.
132. 'File 18/68 I (D 114) Kuwait Order in Council'
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- Abstract: Papers relating to the composition, drafting and publication of The Kuwait Order in Council, 1925(His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1925). The volume includes papers relating to initial objections and subsequent agreement on the part of Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah], the ruler of Kuwait, to the exercise by the representative of the British Government of jurisdiction over the subjects and protected persons of all non-Muslim foreign governments in Kuwait, including a letter of agreement from the Sheikh written in Arabic, November - December 1925; Rules of Court relating to fees, October 1926; papers relating to the registration of British subjects in Kuwait, November 1925 - December 1926; and papers relating to the regularisation of the position of American missionaries in Kuwait, so that, if the need arose, they would be entitled to British protection, February - December 1928.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation system in use commences on the title page and continues to the last folio that bears any text (seven folios from the end of the volume). The sequence appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, in the top right hand recto page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: folio 1 is followed by folios 1A, 1B and 1C. Folio 186 needs to be folded out in order to be read. A second sequence also appears, again written in pencil in the top right hand corner of most of the folios, but not enclosed within a circle. This appears to start at [3] on folio 4 and continues to 287 on folio 254. This sequence marks all pages bearing text.