This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the distribution and compilation of the monthly intelligence summary written by the Political Agency in Muscat. In addition, the file contains a limited amount of correspondence that discusses topics mentioned in the summaries as well as occasional extracts from them.The file also contains a copy of the 'Eastern Aden Protectorate Intelligence Summary No. 73 for the month of September 1945' (folios 61-63).1 file (116 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 118; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
This file contains a copy of correspondence dated February 1950 between the British Residency, Bahrain and the Eastern Department, Foreign Office (G W Furlong), copied to the Political Agent, Muscat (Major F C L Chauncy), concerning the abandonment of the Dhofar oil concession. It also contains a letter from the British Residency, Bahrain, to Chauncy with information on the termination of Dhufar concession by Petroleum Concessions Ltd.1 file (5 folios)The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The discussion in the volume relates to the migration of the Al Bu Ainain (a tribe of '1000 males') from Wakrah, Qatar, to 'Qasr as-Sabaih', a settlement 30 miles north of Katif [Al-Qaṭīf]. The correspondence contains the discussion between British officials as to whether Qasr as-Sabaih lay in territory of the Ruler of Kuwait or was under Turkish jurisdiction. It also discusses how the 'headman of the Al Bu Ainain', Abdullah bin Ali, approached a number of authorities to seek their assistance, including the Ruler of Bahrain, the Wali of Basrah, and the Turkish authorities in Al Hasa.Further discussion in the volume concerns the flying of the Turkish flag over the fort at Qasr as-Sabaih and the relationship of the Al Bu Ainain with the Turkish authorities. The file finishes with a note (folio 90) that the Al Bu Ainain had come to a private arrangement with the Ruler of Kuwait whereby in return for the payment of a yearly allowance, the Ruler would not encourage Bedouin raiding against the tribe.Included in the volume is a statement (folio 36) of 'Distribution of Garrisons in Hasa, Qatif and Qatar' giving numbers of Turkish troops and supplies at each location. The volume also includes some extracts (folios 65-75) from
'Bahrain News'and
'Kuwait News'.Correspondence (folios 77-89) also discusses a possible migration of Sheikh Nasir bin Shahin al-Tuwar of Fuwairat from Qatar to Qasr as-Sabaih.The principal correspondents in the volume include: the First Assistant Resident, Bushire (A P Trevor); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; the Political Agent, Kuwait (William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the Political Agent, Bahrain (C F Mackenzie and David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer); and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (S H Butler).1 volume (91 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 91; 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 3-90; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
The volume contains correspondence relating to the work of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited, in Qatar. The correspondence is principally between the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Residency in Bahrain [Persian Gulf Political Residency], representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited (at their offices in Bahrain and the United Kingdom) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, the Foreign Office, the India Office, the Government of India, the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, the Staff Liaison Officer (RAF) in Bahrain, and the ruler of Qatar, Abdulla bin Qasim al Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Qāsim Āl Thānī].The papers contained in the file cover the following matters:
use of certain radio frequencies by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;jurisdiction of the Shaikh of Qatar over non-Qatari and non-British subjects in his country;employment of foreign nationals, including Iranian drivers and mechanics, Palestinian welders and other technicians, and Hungarians and Romanians;employment of the Lebanese firm Contracting and Trading Company to recruit skilled labour;use of the telegraphic address PETROQAT QATAR by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;the provision of meat for workers in the field;the extent of the Qatar concession, specifically if it covers its waters and islands;interference in the erection of navigational buoys by Su'aad bin Abdur Rehman Al-Thani, Shaikh of Wakrah;advance payment of concession royalties to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh of Qatar;the Shaikh of Bahrain's claims on Zubarah.Folios 155-66 are internal office notes.1 file (166 folios)The file is arranged chronologically.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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 2-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
The correspondence is between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Political Agent, Bahrain, and Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The papers cover two applications for a land grant from the Government of India for Lieutenant and Subedar Sultan Ahmed, Superintendent of the Bahrain Police, following recommendations by Captain L S Parke, Commandant of the Bahrain Police. The applications were made in 1927 and 1929. Both were considered by the Political Resident to be unlikely to be successful and were not forwarded to the Government of India.1 file (11 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 13; 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 3-12; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Annual reports on the workings of the Bahrain Order-in-Council, 1913 for the years 1927-46. The reports contain information on the civil and criminal cases tried and the numbers of British subjects and British protected persons registered during each year. The reports were written by the Political Agent, Bahrain, and are sent as enclosures from the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, New Delhi, to the India Office, London.In addition to the reports is correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and the Foreign Office concerning the following matters:The effort, with associated regulations, to confer more powerful judiciary powers on the Political Agent and the Assistant Political Agent, BahrainThe definitions of British Subjects and British Protected Persons as used in connection with the Order-in-Council, and the question of how and to what extent they should be registered in BahrainProcedural questions relating to the death sentence and executionNotices given by the Political Agent, Bahrain, to the Government of India of various prohibitions and deportationsAn enquiry from the American Consul, Dhahran, about the extent of jurisdiction the United Kingdom has in the Trucial States [United Arab Emirates].Also contained in the file are copies of the Bahrain Order in Council, 1919 (folios 159-71), and the Bahrain (Amendment) Order in Council, 1922 (folio 157).1 file (228 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 229; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Correspondence concerning conversations held or thought likely to be held between British officials and the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] during his visits to India and the United Kingdom in 1937-38. The papers include notes on discussions between the Sultan and the Viceroy of India on 16 November 1937 (folios 67-73), between the Sultan and Sir Aubrey Metcalfe, Secretary of the External Affairs Department, Government of India, on 17 November 1937 (folios 60-66), and between the Sultan and Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on 6 July 1938 (folios 12-13). These notes were used in preparation for possible subjects of future discussions and responses were prepared, point by point (see folios 37-41 and 49-58). Questions raised include that of the Muscat Arms Subsidy, the Sultan’s intention to visit Italy, the need for a British officer to accompany the Sultan during his visit to the United Kingdom, whether the Sultan will push for closer ties with the Foreign Office, and correct terms of address for the Sultan.Additional correspondence between the Foreign Office and the British Legation in Jedda concerning the Sultan’s direct relations with Saudi Arabia is also included (folios 3-9).1 file (72 folios)
The file contains correspondence relating to the investiture of the Shaikh of Kuwait (Shaikh Ahmed al Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]). The correspondence is between the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, Political Agent, Kuwait (Cornelius James Pelly), Political Agent, Bahrain (Tom Hickinbotham), and Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior). The papers concern some of the arrangements for the ceremony, including invitation cards, pins for attaching the decorative star, notes for the Political Resident's speech (folios 21-22), and whether another investment (of one Abdur Razzaak) can be made in Kuwait at the same time.Folios 23-24 are internal office notes.1 file (24 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; 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 3-22; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
This volume contains correspondence between British officials concering military arrangements for the defence of Muscat.Specifically, the correspondence in the volume contains discussions regarding the following: Britain's provision of arms, ammunition and other military supplies to the Muscat Levy Corps; the formation of a Muscat Defence Plan; and the stance of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman towards Britain's war efforts (following the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939). It also contains a limited amount of correspondence regarding arms purchases from France made by the Sultan.The majority of the correspondence in the volume is between the Political Agency in Muscat, the Political Residency in Bushire and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. Most of the correspondence with the Sultan is in Arabic accompanied by English translations.In addition to this correspondence, the volume also contains the following related documents:'Note on the possible re-organisation of the Levies' (folios 5-6)'List of arms and ammunition in possession of the Muscat Levy at Bait-al-Falaj' (folio 14)A memorandum about the Muscat Levy Corps prepared by the Muscat Political Agency (folios 28-32)'Copy of a note by the Chief of the General Staff in India on the subject of the Defence schemes prepared by the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq, for the Arab Gulf States' (folio 37)'Muscat Defence Plan. Force Available' (folios 90-100).1 volume (162 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 162; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence between ff 105-162, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
The file contains correspondence regarding the celebration of The Silver Jubilee of King George V in May 1935. The correspondence includes letters and statements sent by Their Majesties’ Silver Jubilee Fund to the Political Agencies and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf regarding raising funds for charitable purposes. Examples of how funds were raised in India in previous years and to which charitable agencies the funds were devoted are given in the correspondence.Arrangements were made to celebrate The Silver Jubilee at the Agency in Bahrain on the 6 of May 1935. Invitations were sent to Shaikh Hamad bin `Isa Al Khalifa, the British and American communities, merchants and notables of Bahrain. The Political Agent in Bahrain sent letters to the rulers of the Trucial Coast to inform them about the celebration taking place and to suggest that the same celebration should take place in their areas. Letters of congratulation were sent by a few Gulf rulers including Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani, Shaikh Hamad bin `Isa Al Khalifa and Shaikh Sultan Bin Saqr al-Qasimi to congratulate The King on the occasion.The correspondence is mainly between Their Majesties’ Silver Jubilee Fund, the Political Agencies and Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Shaikh Hamad bin `Isa Al Khalifa, and the Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.1 file (212 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 198-213 are file notes.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 214; 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 1-197 and ff 198-213; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The file concerns supply of wireless receiving sets for Political Agencies in the Persian Gulf.The file contains correspondence between the Government of India, HM Ministry of Information, the India Office, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.1 file (29 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This file contains correspondence concerning the following:An application made for travel documents and permission to return to Muscat from India by Dr Sarah L Hosman of the American Mission and a nurse named May Edna BarterThe enforced closure of the American Medical Mission school by the Muscat authorities.The correspondence in the file is primarily between officials at the Political Agency in Muscat and the Political Residency in Bahrain.1 file (24 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.