Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to the presentation of gifts by the Political Agent at Bahrain to Saleh al Mana, representative of the Shaikh of Qatar. The gifts are an appreciation of the hospitality provided by Saleh al Mana during the Political Agent’s visits to Qatar. Correspondents in the file include the Political Agent at Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly, and Gordon Noel Jackson between August and November 1947), Saleh al Mana [Ṣāliḥ Āl Māni‘], and the Manager of Petroleum Concessions (Qatar) Limited, Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte, who frequently acted as an intermediary between the Political Agent and Saleh al Mana.Correspondence relates to:the delivery of a radio set to Saleh al Mana in 1947 (ff 2-21), and further correspondence resulting from the radio not working and requiring replacement. Saleh al Mana’s attempt, in October 1947, to arrange the purchase of his own radio set through Lermitte, in contravention of restrictions on Petroleum Concessions Limited buying products from Bahrain for non-Company Qataris, is brought to the attention of the Political Agent by Lermitte (f 14);in September 1948, two letters from the Political Agent to Saleh al Mana, the first returning a set of pearls given to the Political Resident Sir William Rupert Hay’s daughter by the Shaikh of Qatar, owing to the fact that the Political Resident was not permitted to accept gifts; the second presenting Saleh al Mana with an automatic pistol (ff 22-26);between October 1948 and September 1949, correspondence relating to the incorrect ammunition that was supplied with the pistol given to Saleh al Mana, and the Political Agent’s arrangements for the correct ammunition to be purchased, imported and sent on to Saleh al Mana (ff 27-41).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 47; 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 2-46; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Atkins Hamerton, British Consul in the Dominion of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; Robert Cogan, previously of the Indian Navy; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; and the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa'īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa'īd].The item concerns a gift of two horses which the Imaum of Muscat sent to the Chairman of the Court of Directors via Cogan. The item discusses the respective influences of Cogan and Hamerton on the Imaum.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 874/44, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4569’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 601 and terminates at f 618, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Metcalfe Larken, deputy Civil Auditor at Bombay; James Edwards, Accountant at the Residency in the Persian Gulf; and the Bombay Medical Board. It is the tenth in a series of eleven items.The item concerns requests to the Government of Bombay for payments for:An advance payment of his salary for EdwardsThe Christmas donation to the gatekeepers of Bushire [Bushehr]The purchase of five Persian guns for future presentationsMedical supplies purchased for the ResidencyMaking shelves for the Residency recordsBinding five volumes of Residency records.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 10 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 292, and terminates at f 299 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twenty-third in a series of thirty items.The item concerns Hennell’s request for approval of his reimbursements to Lieutenant John Stephens, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, for presents which Stephens gave at Kateef [Qatif] in July 1846. The presents are not listed.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 760, and terminates at f 762 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the fourth in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81793, 81794, 81795, 81797, 81798, and 81799). The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commodore George Barnes Brucks, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf; and Commander John Croft Hawkins of the Honourable Company’s Sloop of War
Clive.This item concerns Shaik Jubara [Shaikh Jubara II bin Muḥammed Āl Nasuri], Chief of Congoon [Kāngān] and his generosity in giving a spar to the
Clive. Since he refused payment, the Government of Bombay sent him presents equal to its value. A list of presents appears on folio 364.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Col [Collection] 12, Draft 713, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3227, [Season 18]41’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 356 and terminates at f 368, 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 15 January 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the third in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident, Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, reporting on the recent 'exemplary proceedings' of Zaid bin Khuleefah, Sheik of Aboothabee [Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]. Jones forwards a copy of a letter to him from the British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], which provides details of the proceedings, and suggests increasing the value of the annual present given to the Sheik in recognition.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 1 of 1856.', 'Vol: 3', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 499, and terminates at f 502, 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the eighteenth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The abandonment of his projected attack on Khor Fakawn [Khor Fakkan] by Sheik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah], due to a lack of support from Saad ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq]The prospect of the renewal of friendly relations between Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Debaye [Dubai]A list of articles for presentation to the maritime chiefs of the Arabian Coast, which Hennell requests are purchased in Bombay [Mumbai] and then sent to him.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 3 of No 127’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 345, and terminates at f 354 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the seventeenth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a gift of a colt sent to Hennell from Bahrein [Bahrain] by Sheik Mahomed ben Saeed [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Sa‘īd], the head of the Boo Guwareh [Bū Kuwwārah] tribe. The colt was sold, and Hennell seeks the sanction of the Government of Bombay for the disbursement of the money raised.The item contains a table of contents (f 610), and the title page (f 609) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 17’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 609 and terminates at f 612, 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Bombay Medical Board. It is the tenth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.This item concerns Hennell’s requests for disbursements for presents he had purchased for future distribution. The item contains lists of presents itemised by recipient, and a list of medical stores purchased.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 9 of No 95’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 252, and terminates at f 260 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2550/149197. It is the twelfth in a series of sixteen items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request by Kemball for the Government of Bombay to sanction his expenditure on presents for the ‘maritime chiefs’ during his recent tour of the ports of the Arabian side of the Gulf, and to approve the purchase of certain articles for future gifts. It contains a ‘statement of presents made by the Resident in the Persian Gulf to the chiefs of the Arabian Coast submitted for the sanction of Government’ (f 571) and a ‘list of articles required from the Residency for future presentation’ (f 572).The item contains a table of contents (f 569), and the title page (f 568) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘358 - 1854’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 84 of 1853. Vol. 12’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally given as ‘9’ but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘10’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 568 and terminates at f 573, 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 and minutes 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-sixth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains correspondence between Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of Bombay on the subject of customary gifts offered to the shaikhs on the Arabian coast of the Gulf for the 1847 season. A list of the gifts (including details of recipients, articles, and costs) is present at folios 602-603. The Government of Bombay comments on the above average expenditure and Hennell responds with his justification.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Coll: 2, Vol: 56’, ‘Collection No. 12 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also contains a note that relevant correspondence can be found in Collection No. 4 accompanying despatch from the Government of Bombay, 16 June No. 78 of 1847.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 600, and terminates at f 607, 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of five items.The item concerns a return of presents to the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], as he and his son have previously given presents to the members of the Residency in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 969-1852’ and ‘Collection No 5 of No 62’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1057, and terminates at f 1060, 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.