This file contains correspondence between the Secretary of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service at Bahrain and the manager of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited. The correspondence concern missing lighting buoys and their refixing and recovery, as well as submerged obstructions.1 file (20 folios)This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers written in pencil and can be found in the top right of the recto side of each folio.
The file’s correspondence and other papers concern a demonstration by Royal Air Force [RAF] aircraft, which took place over the Trucial Coast (including Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah) in June 1949. The correspondents in the file include the Political Resident at Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay), and various RAF officials from Air Headquarters in Habbaniyah in Iraq. A report of the demonstration, written by GE Lewis, Air Staff Liaison Officer, is included in the file (folios 13-14). Proposals for a bombing demonstation outside Sharjah for October or November 1949 are also discussed by officials.1 file (17 folios)The file is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. Circled index numbers written using blue/red crayon can be found throughout the file, and refer to the office notes at the end of the file (folio 17).Foliation: foliation sequence begins on the front cover and ends on the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, and 1A.
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and Holloway Bros, an engineering company in London, which is seeking to establish a branch in Dubai.There is correspondence with the Ruler of Dubai, in Arabic with English translation.1 file (23 folios)The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 23-24. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within 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 25; 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 2-24; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Government of Pakistan concerning an invitation to the Shaikh of Bahrain to attend the Economic Conference of Islamic countries, to be held in November 1949 in Karachi.1 file (15 folios)The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folio 16. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within 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 17; 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 2-16; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
This file contains a copy of an article written by Elizabeth Monroe (then of
The Economistand formerly diplomatic correspondent of
The Observer) that is entitled 'Russia's Oil Imperialism'.The article analyses the oil policy of Soviet Russia (with reference to the Gulf) and was sent to Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent in Bahrain by William Rupert Hay, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on January 22 1949.1 file (8 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; 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 regarding a request made by William Rupert Hay, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, for the Political Agents in Bahrain and Kuwait to report the arrival of any unannounced flights from the USSR or its satellite states (listed as Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Northern [sic] Korea, Outer Mongolia, Poland, Roumania [sic] and Yugoslavia).1 file (8 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 8; 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, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
This file contains one letter (folio 2) from Patrick D Stobart, British Political Officer at Sharjah, to Cornelius James Pelly, British Political Agent at Bahrain. The letter concerns consideration of a possible strengthening of the Sharjah agency guard as a result of increased touring required of the Political Officer in the future. The file also includes file notes (folio 3).1 file (4 folios)There are files notes at the end of the file.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file contains a copy telegram (reference number Intel 243) sent from the Foreign Office to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain on 2 June 1949. The telegram provided a justification for the British Government's recent recognition of the Emir of Cyrenaica (eastern Libya), in the event that the Resident would have to publicly defend British foreign policy in respect of the former Italian colony and quash any speculation that similar action would also be taken in the former Italian colony of Tripolitania (western Libya).According to notes at the end of the file, the telegram was circulated to the Resident and Agent, Bahrain for information.1 file (2 folios)The file contains one document, followed by half a page of file notes. The file notes refer to the document by its reference number ‘1’. This number is written on the document in red crayon and encircled.Foliation: numbered 2 and 3 in pencil in the top right hand corner and encircled. The covers are not numbered.
The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries produced by the Political Agency at Bahrain for the year 1949. The reports, marked as secret, were sent to the Government of India, the India Office, and numerous diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. Each report is numbered from 1 to 24 and covers a two week period.The reports contain information covering a wide range of subjects, including:shipping;visits of British and foreign notables;economic and commercial matters;local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, and the Trucial Coast;the work of Bahrain Petroleum Company, and the oil industry more generally;American interests in the region;local reaction to international events such as those in Palestine and Syria;the activities of the Royal Navy;the supply of electricity, water and telecommunications;aviation;the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit;the traffic of slaves;quarantine and medical matters;weather and meteorological data.1 file (85 folios)The file is arranged chronologically.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 87; 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 1-87; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
The file comprises: a letter from Robert E Williamson, General Manager of Mercury Boat Lines, dated 29 January 1949, announcing the commencement of Mercury Boat Lines’ new passenger services, with an enclosed outline of vessels, timetables (Manama, Al Khobar [Al-Khubar], Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tanūrah]) and fares (ff 2-3); a letter from the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf to the Political Agent at Bahrain, dated 10 August 1949, concerning radio frequencies and call signs for Mercury Lines, and requesting confirmation of whether Mercury Boat Lines are still operating (f 4); a reply from the Political Agency to the Residency, dated 13 August 1949, confirming that Mercury Boat Lines have been bought outright by Messrs Mohamed Taher Al Sharif, and that Williamson has left Bahrain (f 5).1 file (6 folios)The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 6) mirror the chronological arrangement.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file relates to fuelling instructions at the aerodrome in Bahrain. A copy of a letter from the Branch Manager of the BP [British Petroleum] Aviation Service, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 20 March 1949 (f 4), states that the company will permit fuelling of aircraft while passengers are on board, with certain stipulations. A reply to the letter, sent by the First Secretary at the Political Residency, dated 23 March 1946 (f 3), states that there are at present no local regulations prohibiting the fuelling of aircraft with passengers on board.1 file (4 folios)The three items of correspondence are followed by a page of file notes (f 5).Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside 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.
The file consists of a letter from William Rupert Hay, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to R E Ellison, Political Agent, Muscat, dated 19 February 1949 asking him to establish how many members of the Hindu community in Muscat had been resident there for over two generations, and whether certain other communities in Muscat originating from the Indian sub-continent considered themselves Indians or Pakistanis. Hay writes that there was no need to take Gwadur [Gwadar] into consideration at that time. The letter encloses copies of correspondence from the Commonwealth Relations Office and Foreign Office dated January 1949 relating to the future of the Hindu community in Muscat, and the proportion of that community that would become United Kingdom citizens under the terms of an amendment to the British Nationality Act, 1948.The covering dates of the correspondence (the main body of papers in the file) are 20 January 1949 - 19 February 1949. The closing date in the overall date range is provided by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.1 file (5 folios)There is one item of correspondence in this file. It is followed, reading from the front to the rear of the file, by two enclosures, which are filed in reverse chronological order. A circled serial number in red crayon on the compliments slip at the front of the file refers to an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 6 on the last folio before the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio.