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1. Coll 40/13 ‘Royal Family. Coronation of H.M. King George VI. Invitations to the Sultan of Muscat and the Sheikhs of Bahrain and Koweit, and King of the Yemen.’
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence on the coronation of King George VI. The correspondence is primarily between the following: the Secretary of State for India; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India; and the Resident at Aden. It includes material relating to the following matters:The journey of Prince Seif-uyl-Islam al-Hussein [Sayf al-Islām al-Ḥusayn bin Yahyā Ḥamīd al-Dīn] of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from London to Paris and RomeThe invitation to the Sultan of Muscat [Sulṭān Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Sheikh of Bahrein [Sheikh of Bahrain, Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the Sheikh of Koweit [Sheikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir al-Ṣabāh], and the King of Yemen [Al-Imām al-Mutawakkil Yahyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn] to attend the coronation ceremony of King George VI in LondonThe invitation from the Colonial Office to the Sultan of Lahej [Sulṭān ‘Abd al-Karīm II bin al-Faḍl al-‘Abdalī] and the Sultan of Shehr and Mokalla [Sulṭān of Shihr and Mukalla, Sulṭān Ṣāliḥ bin Ghālib al-Qu‘ayṭī] to attend the coronation ceremony of King George VIThe decision to invite the Arab rulers of the Gulf to the ceremony in light of Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle’s view ‘as to the local importance of not allowing it to be thought in the Gulf that these rulers had been forgotten and the consequent desirability of extending to them some form of invitation though they might not avail themselves of it’.The file also includes ‘Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Coronation Executive Committee set up to consider questions arising in connection with the invitation of, accommodation for, and entertainment of persons from outside the United Kingdom who are to be treated as either Royal or official Guests for the Coronation’ (folios 101-111).Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at 112; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
2. File 12/14 Accession and coronation of King George VI: Bahrain arrangements
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain concerning arrangements for the coronation of King George VI, including a detailed programme for the coronation service, the Police parade and the evening reception on 11 May 1937 in Bahrain (folios 33-39).The documents in the file are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translation, with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain, inviting him to London for the Coronation, and his response, declining the invite. Other correspondence reports that the Ruler of Bahrain also declined, whilst the Sheikh of Kuwait accepted the invite.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 45; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are written in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 4-41; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
3. 'File 4/2 CORONATION OF H.M. KING GEORGE VI'
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- Abstract: The file concerns an invitation to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa‘īd bin Taymūr [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] (and other Persian Gulf rulers) to attend the coronation of King George VI (on 12 May 1937).The papers include: correspondence from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle) concerning the coronation, January 1937; the implication that the Gulf rulers concerned would be responsible for paying their own expenses (e.g. folio 3); the Sultan of Muscat's indication that he would not be in London for the coronation (folios 27-35); international distribution of news film of the coronation, March 1937; arrangements for parades and receptions in Bahrain and the other agencies, April 1937; a telegram concerning the cost of the coronation celebrations on the Arab coast (folio 45); a telegram concerning coronation medals; and telegrams concerning congratulatory messages from Gulf rulers, May 1937.The Arabic content of the papers consists of a letter (with translation into English) from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (folios 16-17), and the Sultan's reply (also with English translation) on folios 31-35.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 51; 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 3-48; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.