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The file consists of typescript and printed copies (including supporting correspondence) of the following air agreements between the United Kingdom and other states:Lebanon, 1951 (including correspondence and papers in French and Arabic);Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations, 1950;Bahrain, Civil Air Agreement revised and renewed, 1942;Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations, 1950:Dubai, Commercial Air Agreement,1938;Muscat, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations,1947;Shuwaimiya, 1938;Khor Gharim, 1936;Umm Rasais, Masira [Masirah], 1932;Muscat, Civil Air Agreement, 1935;Sir Bu-Nair [Sir Bu-Nu'air], Sharjah, 1936;Muscat, Air Navigation Regulations, 1935;Kalba, 1936;Ras al Khaimah [R'as al-Khaymah], 1930;Sharjah, 1951 (also in Arabic);Sharjah, 1932;Dibai [Dubai], 1933;Sharjah, 1943;Sir Bani Yas and Abu Dhabi, 1935;Halul, Abu Dhabi, 1936;Bahrein [Bahrain], 1934 (with manuscript corrections);Kuwait, Air Navigation Regulations, 1950;Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement, 1934;Bahrain, 1941.1 file (153 folios)The agreements appear from the front to the rear of the file in the order listed in the Scope and Content section of this catalogue record. There is a list of contents on the inside front cover of the file (folio 1), which is linked to the agreements themselves by reference numbers which appear in blue or red ink (uncircled) in the top right hand corner of the recto page of the first folio of the relevant document.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover of the file (the first folio after the outer cover) and terminates at 155 on the back cover of the file (the last folio before the outer cover). These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. There is second, local foliation sequence numbered 242-254 between ff. 86-98.
This file contains correspondence, promotional material and other documents related to the British Industries Fair (BIF) in London and other similar events in London, including a mechanical handling conference (1948) and an engineering and marine exhibition (1949).The file contains a number of invitations to attend the fair that were sent to prominent merchants in Bahrain by the Political Agency in Bahrain as well as replies sent back by these merchants. Much of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations).The file also contains promotional material related to the BIF and other events including the following:a pamphlet written by Malcolm Logan entitled 'Story of the B.I.F.' The pamphlet is in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (folios 142-149);two posters for the Mechanical Handling Conference in London 1948, one in French (folio 151) and one in English (folio 152);a pamphlet entitled 'Background to the B.I.F.' (folios 203-210).1 file (256 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 256; 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 4-117; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).
The file contains correspondence relating to the appointment of an agricultural expert to the Government of Bahrain. The correspondents include the Political Agency in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), British Ambassador at Cairo, Government of India (Accountant General, Central Revenues), and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The papers cover the search for a suitable candidate from Egypt, the appointment of Hussain Mohammed Wahdan, the terms of employment and arrangements for travel, his resignation in October 1941 (soon withdrawn), a renewal of his contract in 1943, and his eventual departure in May 1945. Some of the documents are connected with financial transactions between different British and Indian Government departments to cover costs of travel and repayment of Hussain Wahdan's provident fund.The file also contains papers concerning the request for seeds from Egypt from the Bahrain Government.Near the back of the file (folio 82) is a letter (dated 28 October 1950) from the British Residency in Bahrain to B J Hartley, agricultural officer in Aden, expressing thanks for a recent agricultural survey of the Batinah Coast carried out by Hartley and reporting that the Bahrain Government have appointed a 'young Scot called Edmond' as agricultural officer.Folios 83-89 are internal office notes.1 file (88 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 90; 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 2-80; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, with much of the file concerning the administration and finances of a hostel in Cairo that hosted Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt.In addition to internal correspondence between British officials (notably the Political Agency in Kuwait and the British Council), the file also contains correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Kuwait's Department of Education (much of which is in Arabic accompanied by English translations).A limited amount of correspondence between British officials in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also present (this is largely in French and occasionally in Arabic).In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a number of reports concerning Kuwait's educational system that were written by British officials.1 file (379 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 381; 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.
The file consists of correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the British Consulate in Beirut, and a number of teachers in Palestine seeking employment in the Persian Gulf. The papers are mostly concerned with the employment of teachers, particularly those from Lebanon and Palestine. Other matters covered by the file are the purchase of strip lighting for the Catholic Church and the promotion and appointment of clerks and engineers by the Bahrain state.Folios 20-22 are internal office notes.1 file (21 folios)The file is arranged chronologically 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 23; 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.
Correspondence from the British Legation in Tehran, press cuttings, and copies of Persian Government announcements (in French) relating to the movements and activities of members of the Persian royal family, and in particular, the Crown Prince, Muḥammad Reza Pahlavi. The file covers: the Crown Prince and the Persian Minister of Court’s [Abdolhossein Khan Teymourtash] visit to Europe in 1931; reports on the education of the Crown Prince in Geneva, Switzerland, between 1935 and 1936; the Shah’s betrothal of his two daughters in 1936; the engagement and wedding of the Crown Prince to the Egyptian Princess Fowzieh [Fawzia Fuad] in 1938; constitutional changes to Persian law and the conference of Iranian nationality upon Princess Fowzieh; British officials’ desire to discourage ‘sensational newspapers and magazines’ from Britain from covering the Crown Prince’s wedding; the activities and movements after the Second World War of Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of Muḥammad Reza Pahlavi, and her husband Ahmed Chafik Bey, Director of Civil Aviation in Iran.1 file (72 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 74; 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.
Papers and reports concerning a rebellion against the Persian Government by the country’s southern tribes (including the Qashqai and Bakhtiari) in the provinces of Isfahan and Fars in August 1946. The papers include: correspondence between the British Ambassador at Tehran, John Haller Le Rougetel, and the Foreign Office in London, reporting on events in Isfahan and Fars; correspondence concerning allegations made by the Persian Government that the British Consul General at Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Alan Charles Trott, was complicit in the rebellion; the British Government’s refutation of the claim; the Persian Government’s demand that the British Government recall Trott; the Persian Government’s eventual acceptance that Trott had no role in the affair; correspondence dated 1947 concerning the proofing and preparation of two reports, entitled
The Tribes of Farsand
Boir Ahamad,both by Lieutenant G F Magee. A draft copy of
The Tribes of Farsconstitutes the contents of the next file in the series: Coll 28/44A ‘Persia; Internal; Fars Affairs; Lt G. F. Magee’s report entitled “The Tribes of Fars”’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3449).The file contains two items written in French: These are statements issued by the Iranian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qavam (ff 139-140).The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.1 file (153 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 155; these numbers are written in pencil 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 correspondence related to the Persian government's claim to sovereignty over the territory of Bahrain. The file contains documents that discuss whether or not Bahrain could be considered formally part of the British Empire, translations of a number of newspaper articles concerning the British role in Bahrain, correspondence between British and Persian officials regarding Bahrain's status and correspondence between British officials regarding the size (and status) of the Persian community in the country.The file also contains documents concerning the activities of a Bahraini national named Abdullah Zeera who travelled to Tehran in 1948 and claimed that Bahrainis wanted Persian rule to be re-established in Bahrain.A British Government Memorandum of Bahrain is contained on ff.152-183. The memorandum contains a history of the country from the pre-1783 era until 1946 and details of Britain's involvement in the country. The file also includes a history of the Bahrain islands (ff110-111) prepared by the Foreign Office Research Department.1 file (336 folios)File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.Previously a correspondence file bound by treasury tags, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts with the front cover and continues through to the back cover. Foliation numbers are positioned in the top right hand corner of the recto side , written in pencil and circled. Folios 238, 272, 305 and 324 each have two parts, As and Bs respectively. A secondary foliation system, also written in pencil but not circled, starts on folio 2. This system becomes a pagination system at folio 152 which continues whenever text is present on both sides of the folio. Folios 141A. 141B and 142 are contained within an envelope.