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1. 'War Subsidy & Grants 1939 to 1942'
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- Abstract: This volume contains papers relating to the supply and gifting of arms and ammunition to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman during roughly the first half of the Second World War between 1939 and 1942. The papers are primarily receipts and lists of weapons and ammunition requested and subsequently transported from India to Muscat. Most of the correspondence takes place between British Political Agent in Muscat and representatives of the Government of India, however the file contains letters from Sultan Sa'id bin Taymur himself, and the Sultan's military representative in Muscat.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 260; 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 1-260; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
2. ‘File 28/55 Provision of machine guns for Bahrain police’
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- Abstract: The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the purchase of machine guns by the Government of Bahrain, through the Political Agency, for use in Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman); officials at Royal Air Force (RAF) Headquarters in Iraq; Government of India officials; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave).The file includes:correspondence concerning an order for machine guns, initiated by the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah’s request through the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain in March 1939, that he would like to purchase twelve Bren guns (f 5), including: discussion amongst British Government officials over the long delays involved in obtaining Bren guns (f 9); Government proposals for Vickers-Berthier (VB) guns as an alternative, and the relative merits and demerits of VB against Bren guns (f 14); the eventual order of VB guns, with equipment lists (ff 38-42), and their despatch to Bahrain from Karachi in September 1939 (f 70); the Government of Bahrain’s order for ammunition for the guns (ff 56-57);arrangements for a Havaldar instructor to be sent to Bahrain to assist in the training of use of the machine gun (f 45, f 74, ff 80-81), and arrangements for training sessions at Bahrain (ff 82-86);correspondence dated September and October 1939 between RAF and Air Ministry officials, concerning the need for a Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf (f 65, f 88);further correspondence dated from June 1940 onwards, relating to the supply of machine guns and ammunition for the Bahrain Defence Force, and the loan of VB guns by the Government of Bahrain to the Bahrain Defence Force (ff 103-120);acknowledgements of receipt dated September and October 1939 respectively, from the Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Milton H Lipp, for sixteen Verey light pistols and ammunition (f 78), and one revolver with ammunition (f 92).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 130; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-124 and between ff 125-129; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
3. 'File 17/9 Government Property: Bahrain Toshakhana Articles and Returns'
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- Abstract: The file concerns articles in the Bahrain Toshakhana, the store where items received as gifts from tribal chiefs and princes were deposited. Such items were often later presented as gifts to other rulers.Most of the material comprises correspondence between: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Officer, Trucial Coast; the Advisor to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); and the Superintendent of Police, Bahrain. The file also contains a letter of thanks received from Shaikh Rashid bin Hamad bin Shamis (ff 94-95).The correspondence concerns:items kept in the Bahrain Toshakhana, including annual returns detailing the sale proceeds of Toshakhana and Durbar presents for the years 1926-1945;discussion of suitable gifts for local rulers. Items like rifles, watches, cigarette cases, hunting knives, binoculars and telescopes were normally kept for presentation purposes in the Bushire Toshakhana;the disposal or sale of firearms and ammunition from the Toshakhana for training or salute purposes, and the use of the Toshakhana for the temporary storage of firearms belonging to Agency staff;correspondence with merchants - principally outdoor and sporting goods outlets - regarding orders of gifts for local leaders.The file also contains a letter of thanks received from Shaikh Rashid bin Hamad bin Shamis (ff 94-95); sales catalogues for tropical equipment, binoculars and telescopes (ff 31-45, 60-80); lists of valuables kept in the Bahrain Toshakhana (ff 89, 142-43, 209-10); and a report on tests carried out on firearms kept at Bahrain (ff 137-38).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 251; 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 also present in parallel between ff 4-185; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
4. 'File 18/3 Application of Indian Arms Act to Bahrain'
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- Abstract: The file mainly relates to a proposal to curb the proliferation of arms in Bahrain [often referred to in the papers as Bahrein] by the issue of a proclamation (also referred to as an Alaanand an 'Alan) by the Ruler of Bahrain banning the import and export of fireams and other weapons and providing for the registration of firearms. This was to be accompanied by the issue by the British Government of a King's Regulation under the Bahrain Order in Council, 1913. The papers include correspondence between the Political Agent Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave (the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain), the Government of India, the India Office, and the Foreign Office, dated June 1935 - January 1937; draft and issued copies of the proclamation in English and Arabic, July 1935 - December 1936; draft and published copies of the King's Regulation on the possession of and traffic in arms, July 1935 - December 1936; and papers concerning the adverse reaction to the proclamation by Bahraini citizens, February 1937.The file also includes:correspondence between the Intelligence Bureau, Government of India; the Political Agent, Bahrain; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning the recovery in India of a smuggled service rifle from an instructor attached to the Bahrein [Bahrain] Police, December 1934 - October 1935;correspondence concerning a proposal to seek exemption from the Ruler of Bahrain's arms and ammunition proclamation dated 30 April 1898 for arms and ammunition landed at Bahrain for the use of the Royal Navy, May - June 1935.The Spanish and French language content of this file consists of text forming part of printed King's Regulations relating to Morocco, dated 1935, included with official correspondence as specimens of the form of such regulations, ff. 59-64.The covering dates of the correspondence (the main body of papers) in the file are 5 January 1935 - 12 March 1937. The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.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 134; 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 1-134; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
5. ‘I. Saudiyeh. (4.) Saudi Arms and Coast Guard Regulations. Vol. I’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and papers concerning regulations introduced by the Government of Saudi Arabia. Although reference is made in the file title to coastguard regulations, the majority of the file is dedicated to regulations introducing a prohibition on the import, sale and possession of firearms in Saudi Arabia. The correspondence, exchanged between British Government officials, discusses the introduction and implications of the firearms regulations for Saudi Arabia and its neighbours, specifically Kuwait, Bahrain, and the shaikhdoms of the Trucial Coast. The file includes an English translation of the firearms regulation, originally published in the Saudi newspaper Umm al Quraon 3 Sha‘bān 1354, equivalent to 31 October 1935 (ff 9-14).The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at Kuwait (Captain Gerald Simpson DeGaury); the British Minister at Jedda (Andrew Ryan); the Foreign Office (George William Rendel); the India Office (Maurice J Clauson).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 37; 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 3-35; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
6. Coll 7/39 'Persian Gulf: carrying of arms by Europeans and Americans in the Persian Gulf Shaikhdoms'
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- Abstract: Correspondence regarding an enquiry as to whether Americans and Europeans employed in or travelling through the Gulf Shaikhdoms should be allowed to carry firearms. The matter was raised by Petroleum Concessions Limited, on behalf of one of their employees. The matter is discussed in correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the India Office, and Petroleum Concessions Limited. It is ultimately decided that company employees may be in possession of shotguns and revolvers, but that rifles are to be prohibited.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 15; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.