Abstract: The file contains a copy of a circular issued by the Political Residency and Consulate-General, Bushire, setting out rules agreed between the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on procedure to be followed by Commanders of HM ships when paying formal calls on rulers and British and foreign government officials in Persian Gulf waters, including the Arab Coast, Muscat, the Persian Coast, and the ports of Iraq.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 7; 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 2-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file contains copies of correspondence from the Political Agent, Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, in Bushire. The correspondence concerns the flying of the Bahrain flag on all Bahrain vessels and the flying of the personal flag of the Shaikh of Bahrain (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah) on any vessel he is aboard. Included in the file are four copies of a government notice on the matter featuring colour drawings of each flag.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence 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.
Abstract: The file contains a letter from Claud Cranbrook Lewis De Grenier, acting Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the Political Agent, Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch. The letter is dated 9 August 1934 and reports the number of saluting guns fired by the State Police upon the arrival at Bahrain of Shaikh Muhammad bin Easa al-Khalifah [Shaikh Muḥammad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and Shaikh Abdullah bin Easa al-Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah].Folios 4-5 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 6; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.