This volume concerns the political situation in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, following the death of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], on 5 October 1913, and the accession of his son, Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The main topic of discussion is Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal's request that the British Government officially recognise him as Sultan.The volume's principal correspondents are the following: Major Stuart George Knox, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal, Sultan of Muscat and Oman.The Arabic language material mainly consists of correspondence received by the Political Agent from Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal. The French language material consists of correspondence between the Political Agent and the French Consul at Muscat.1 volume (39 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 41; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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 correspondence between the British Assistant Political Agent, and later the British Political Agent, at Bahrain and the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, as well as with British officials in Constantinople, Basra and India. There is also correspondence with Ottoman officials, including Sayyid Tālib Pasha, mutasarrıf of al-Ḥasā’, and various Hindu merchants, including Tekchand Dwarkadas, Thawerdas Janimal and Seth Chatamal Tarachand.The file concerns the status and mistreatment of Hindu merchants (
bunniahs) resident in and trading with al-Qaṭīf, dating back to 1900. In a letter dated 2 August 1903, John Calcott Gaskin, Assistant Political Agent at Bahrain, gives a detailed report concerning commercial operations between Bahrain and al-Qaṭīf and the status of Hindu merchants trading in dried dates with complaints being made against the customs farmer (folios 24-27). In a further piece of correspondence dated 9 April 1904, it is claimed that Hindu merchants are descriminated against and made to pay 12% duty by the customs farmer at al-Qaṭīf (folios 43-44).Similar incidents are reported in subsequent years. Also in 1904 there are enquiries by various Hindu merchants about opening businesses in al-Qatif and the possibility of British protection, including a petition by the principal Hindu merchants of Bahrain (folios 51-53). There is further correspondence in 1905 and 1906 with representations to Sayyid Tālib Pasha (folios 66-69), and the Sublime Porte to resolve the situation (folios 84-85).Also included within the file are copies of Tekchand Dwarkadas's accounts (folios 128-149); a report on the status of Hindu merchants trading with al-Qaṭīf (folios 178-180); a report concerning the absence of Hindu merchants in al-Hafūf, al-‘Uqayr, Najd, and Qatar (folios 182-183); the opening of a shop at al-Qaṭīf by Seth Chatamal Tarachand of Messrs Gangaram Tikamdas & Co. in 1910 (folios 184-193); and the situation of Hindu merchants at al-Qaṭīf after Eastern Arabia had been taken by ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd) in 1912 (folios 194-195).1 volume (211 folios)This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.Foliation: This file has a foliation number in the top right hand corner. The number is enclosed by a circle, running from the first folio of text and ending at the back cover. Attached to folio 40 is an envelope which contains folios 40A to 40F. Foliation skips from 115 to 117.Condition: Folios 35 and 36 are damaged on the right hand margin with Arabic text missing.
The early papers in the file relate to complaints by the Iranian Government over the treatment of Persian citizens in Bahrain; but the file mostly concerns the enactment of the Bahrain nationality and property laws, and the preparation of the Bahrain (Amendment) Order in Council (1937).The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the India Office. There is also some correspondence from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Residency Agent, Sharjah. Enclosures include correspondence from the Foreign Office; the Government of India; the British Legation, Jedda [Jeddah]; and HM Minister, Tehran.The papers cover: the response of British officials and the Government of Bahrain to complaints by the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs of harsh and discriminatory treatment of Persian subjects in Bahrain, May-August 1933; the registration by the Political Agency, Bahrain of British subjects and foreigners in Bahrain, September 1933 - May 1934; the registration and treatment of Persians in Bahrain, May-July 1934; discussion of the British Government's right to jurisdiction over all foreigners in Bahrain, November 1934; proposals for, and the drafting and publication of the Bahrain nationality and property laws, February 1935 - May 1937; the preparation and publication of the Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1937, and Kings Regulation regarding the ownership of immovable property in Bahrain by foreigners, 1937; and enquiries into the legal status of the ownership by Bahrainis of real property in the Hejaz and Iraq, May-July 1937. The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, and may include enclosures of an earlier date.The Arabic language content of the file consists of nine folios: Government of Bahrain notices in Arabic and English (folios 11-12); and drafts of official letters prepared by the Residency Agent, Sharjah (folios 218-224). The French language content of the file consists of one folio of press cuttings (folio 159).The covering dates give the dates of the main items of correspondence; the earliest document in the file is an enclosure dated 6 May 1933 (folio 7), and the last dated addition to the file is a note showing that the last item of correspondence was received at Bahrain on 23 July 1937 (folio 304).1 volume (333 folios)The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 306-330). Serial numbers written in pencil and crayon (in the form S. No: followed by the number) and (circled) in coloured crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence), which occur throughout the file, refer to entries in the notes.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 335; 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 5-330; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
This volume contains correspondence and contractual agreements signed between 1924 and 1926 on oil exploration and export rights in Kuwait, and to a lesser extent, other Gulf territories. The correspondence is primarily between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company based in Abadan, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Kuwait, the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Ruler of Kuwait. The file contains one foldout map of Kuwait's territory drawn for oil exploration at folio 157. The file contains Arabic documents that are primarily letters to the Ruler of Kuwait from the Political Agent in Kuwait, as well as a multi-language pamphlet outlining the history of the Anglo Persian Oil Company in French, Persian, and English.1 Volume (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 inside 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.
These two volumes (parts 1 and 2) contain the Kuwait trade reports for each financial year from 1923-1924 up to and including 1927-1928.As documented in the volumes, advanced copies of the reports are submitted by the Political Agent, Kuwait (Major James Carmichael More), to the Persian Gulf Political Residency, Bushire, for comments, before being submitted to the Residency again, as well as to the following recipients: the Foreign Office, London; the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department, Delhi; the Chief Collector of Customs, Karachi (until the end of 1924 only).Each report gives an overview of trade for that year, including summaries of the total imports and exports (in sterling), which include brief explanations for any marked increase or decrease in the imports or exports of particular goods. Also included in the reports are brief summaries of the following in relation to Kuwait: geographical extent and size of population; currency; weights and measures; custom administration; freight, shipping and navigation; rainfall; public health; currency exchange.Each report also includes in its tables of statistics the corresponding data (i.e. quantities and values of goods) for the two preceding financial years, as well as the countries from/to which the principal articles were imported/exported.In addition to the reports the volumes contain the following:correspondence between the Political Agent and the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, regarding discrepancies and clerical errors in the trade statistics;correspondence between the Political Agent and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as Subah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], regarding the former's requests for schedules of imports and exports statistics;correspondence between the Political Agency and agents of the Persian Gulf Steam Navigation Company Limited and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, regarding rates of freight and details of imports and exports.The Arabic material in these volumes consists of several items of correspondence, most of which are between the Political Agent and the Ruler of Kuwait. The French material consists of one item of correspondence.2 volumes (392 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volumes.Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-194) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 195-396); 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 4-394; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, and confidential papers sent between British officials in the Gulf regarding Iraqi propaganda against Kuwait. Communications were made with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Pasha al-Said and the Ruler of Kuwait, in this regard. The correspondence also contains reports about members of Al-Naqib family from Basra who were appointed as envoys from Baghdad with instructions to offer official advice to the Ruler of Kuwait. A particular name that appears in the volume is Sayid Hamid Bey Al-Naqib, Basra Deputy to the Ruler of Kuwait.The correspondence also discusses the following: the refusal by Ibn Saud of any form of unity between Iraq and Kuwait, the issue of encouraging Persian immigration to Kuwait, and the petitions raised by members of the Legislative Council in Kuwait, to the Political Agent, Kuwait, to assist in releasing political prisoners in Kuwait.The correspondence also contains letters and newspaper extracts regarding Khalid Sulaiman al-‘Adsani, Secretary of the dissolved Legislative Council in Kuwait, and about the Arab Youth movement called al-Ansar, which calls for Arab unity. Most of the correspondence in the volume (ff 2-136) is dated 1939.The main correspondence is between the British Embassy, Baghdad, the Political Agency, Kuwait, the Political Residency, Bushire, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, and the British Embassy, Jeddah.1 volume (154 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 156; 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 3-154; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
The volume contains correspondence related to the concerns raised by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman regarding the landing of French and Dutch aeroplanes at Gwadur, which is part of his territory. The Sultan desires for these airlines to first obtain his authorization before flying over or landing anywhere in his territory. The volume includes correspondence between the British Government and the French and the Dutch governments asking to liaise with their respective airlines to write directly to the Sultan to obtain permission before using the airspace over his territories.Air France and the Royal Dutch Airlines [KML] applied directly to the Government of Muscat and Oman to obtain the named permission, and they also wrote asking for a renewal of their applications every time an authorization expired. The volume includes copies of authorisations that are issued by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for aircraft to land in and fly over Muscat and Oman.The main correspondents in the volume are: the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; the Secretary of State for India; the Political Agency, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Residency, Bahrain; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.1 volume (255 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 251; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-251; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The file contains correspondence concerning a draft agreement between the British and the French governments for the purpose of establishing certain reciprocal facilities for the operation of military flights in or over their territories. The file includes draft copies of the agreement in English and in French. It also includes correspondence regarding obtaining permission from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the use of the landing facilities in Salalah, Masirah and Gwadur by French aircrafts.The main correspondents in the file are: the Commonwealth Relations Office, London; the Political Agent, Muscat; Air Officer Commanding British Forces, Aden; and the Political Resident, Bushire and Bahrain.1 file (64 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 63-65 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 66; 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 3-61; 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 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.1 file (132 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers in crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) appear throughout the file. These refer to entries in the notes at 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 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.
The file contains correspondence related to the purchase of books and maps by the Political Agency at Bahrain, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and supply of news cuttings. The documents in the file are orders for books and stationery, cheques, receipts of payment, and newspaper cuttings.The principal correspondents are:
The Times; The Times Book Club; F P Baker & Co Limited; Durrant's Press Cuttings; Cartier Limited; National Geographic Society; various printers and booksellers in the United Kingdom; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Map Sales Service at the Survey of India, in Calcutta; the Office of the Accountant General, Central Revenues, New Delhi; and the Political Agent at Bahrain.There is a letter in French within the file, from
Le Messager de Teheran;and a newspaper article in Arabic, from the Lebanese newspaper
Al Nida, with English translation1 file (261 folios)The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 257-262. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a number in blue and red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in 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 263; 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 related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time.A number of reports regarding Kuwait's educational system written by Wakelin are contained in the file. Topics discussed include the hiring of teachers from Egypt, educational reform and the role of the British Council including a visit made to Kuwait by a Council official named C A F Dundas.In addition to correspondence between Wakelin and other British officials (notably the Political Agency in Kuwait), the file also contains a large amount of correspondence between him and 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).On folios 117-137, the file contains a price list of Arabic books and school materials prescribed for use in government elementary and secondary schools 1939-40 that was prepared by the Department of Education, Government of Palestine in Jerusalem.1 file (420 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 422; 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 folios 2-421; 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.
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time.A number of reports regarding Kuwait's educational system written by Wakelin are contained in the file. Topics discussed include the hiring of teachers from Egypt, educational reform and the role of the British Council. The appointment of a replacement for Wakelin in 1945 is briefly discussed towards the end of the file.In addition to correspondence between Wakelin and other British officials (notably the Political Agency in Kuwait), the file also contains a large amount of correspondence between him and 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).1 file (419 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 421; 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; 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.
This volume relates to the finances of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence is primarily concerned with the Sultanate's customs tariffs. It features extensive discussion between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat and officials of the India Office, Foreign Office, Dominions Office, Government of India, and the Board of Trade on the following related matters: Muscat's existing treaties with the United States and France (dated 1833 and 1844 respectively), and the advisability of these treaties – or at least their commercial clauses – being modified or denounced by the Sultan; the case for increasing customs import duties on certain goods (e.g. tobacco and alcohol), in an effort to increase revenue and restore the stability of the Sultanate's finances, and the likely effects that such an action would have on trade; the threshold (based on alcoholic content) to be used for identifying which alcoholic drinks should be subject to the proposed customs duty increase for alcohol, and the difficulty in translating the technical phrase 'under proof' into Arabic; the efforts of the British Government to secure the agreements of the Sultanate's other treaty partners (namely Canada, the Irish Free State, and France) regarding the proposed customs duty increase.The French language material consists of letters from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the British representative in Paris. The Arabic language material mainly consists of letters between British representatives and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, most of which include English translations.1 volume (372 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 374; 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 volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding the development of education in Kuwait, with an emphasis on the role played by the British Council.The volume contains a number of reports on education in Kuwait authored by F J Wakelin, the Educational Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, after visits he made to Kuwait during this period. The file contains a limited amount of correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) including a copy of a letter (in its original Arabic) sent by the Shaikh to Cornelius James Pelly, the British Political Agent in Kuwait in November 1943 (f 155).The volume also contains correspondence (some of which is in French) between British officials in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Education regarding Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt.1 volume (263 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 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 present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence includes nine foliation anomalies, including f 1A, f 77A, f 78A, f 101A, f 124A, f 173A, f 175A and f 194A, and missing out f 13.
Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of foreign naval vessels to the Persian Gulf. The papers mostly consist of notices given for such visits, correspondence connected to the effort to obtain permission for such visits and what protocol should be followed, and several reports on visits made to Muscat and Bahrain. The ships mentioned include the French vessel
d'Iberville(also written d'Auberville and d'Eberville), the American vessels USS
Toledoand
Greenwich Bay, and the Italian vessel
Eritrea.Correspondence comes from: the Government of India, Defence Department; the Political Agency, Muscat; the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf; the Admiralty; the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; the British Embassy, Baghdad; the French Legation, Baghdad; the India Office (later the Commonwealth Relations Office); the French Embassy, London; the Colonial Office; the British Consul, Damascus; the Political Agency, Bahrain; the Foreign Office; the French Consul, Bombay [Mumbai]; the British Embassy, Washington DC; and Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and his representatives.1 file (115 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.At the rear of the file are internal office notes (ff 114-116).Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 117; 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 2-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Description de l'Arabie d'après les observations et recherches faites dans le pays mêmeby Carsten Niebuhr, translated from the German by F L Mourier.Publication Details: At Amsterdam by S J Baalde and at Utrecht by J Vam Schoonhoven and Company.Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xlii); 4º.1 volume (372 pages)The volume contains an alphabetic index with page references. This is found at the back of the volume, following page 372.Dimensions: 285mm x 230mm
This file contains correspondence - primarily between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Political Residency in Bushire - regarding the relations of Bahrain (and its ruler Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa) with other foreign powers.Topics discussed in the documents include communication between Shaikh Isa and the Ottoman governor of Qateef, rumours that Shaikh Isa had declared himself a subject of Turkey, correspondence regarding Persian claims to Bahrain and concerns of the Persian government regarding the treatment of Persian citizens resident in Bahrain, the activities of a cousin of Shaikh Isa named Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa who travelled without permission to Istanbul and correspondence between Shaikh Isa and the Ottoman governor of Basra.The file also contains copies (and translations) of anti-British articles published in Iranian newspapers and letters between Shaikh Isa and Ottoman officials.1 volume (195 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of subjects contained in the file is listed on folio 3. The index uses page numbers that refer to the file's foliation system in blue crayon.Previously a bound volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. Foliation starts on first page of volume. Foliation is in pencil in top right corner of recto. Additional foliation sequences in red and blue crayon are also present in the top right corner. The following foliation errors occur: 1,1A; 110,110A; 173,173A.
This file contains correspondence between British and Persian government officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr).Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named Haji Hamid and reports that the Persian government was forcing Bahrainis to give up their Bahraini nationality and adopt Persian nationality. A petition from Bahrainis resident in Persia (addressed to the British resident) is contained on f.215.The file also contains correspondence related to an incident involving Bahrainis in Iraq being forced to adopt Iraqi nationality.1 volume (271 folios)File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.Foliation starts on first page of text, top right hand circled number. Ends on last page in volume. There is another pencilled, uncircled system that starts on f.2.
dressée au Service géographique de l'armée.Covers also a portion of Algeria and Libya.Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depth shown by isolines.In French with place names in Arabic and Latin in Latin script.Table of Contents: "Tunisie (800 000e) Flle Nord" -- "Tunisie (800 000e) Flle Sud".
dressée au Service géographique de l'armée.Covers also a portion of Algeria and Libya.Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depth shown by isolines.In French with place names in Arabic and Latin in Latin script.Table of Contents: "Tunisie (800 000e) Flle Nord" -- "Tunisie (800 000e) Flle Sud".
dressée au Service géographique de l'armée.Covers also a portion of Algeria and Libya.Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depth shown by isolines.In French with place names in Arabic and Latin in Latin script.Table of Contents: "Tunisie (800 000e) Flle Nord" -- "Tunisie (800 000e) Flle Sud".
https://libraries.aub.edu.lb/xtf/data/posters/ark86073b3tk94/thumb.jpgprinted on paper : 32 x 42 cmExposition Liban fleuri = peintres libanais en collaboration avec Exotica. Galerie Chahine. 17 au 24 dec. 1980; ATCL Kaslik du 19 au 21 déc. 1980. Painting reproduced on poster by Sophie Yeramian
taʼlīf Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Aydamur al-ʻAlāʼī al-shahīr bi-Ibn Duqmāq.At head of title: Bibliothèque khédiviale.Arabic text in 2 parts, each of which has special t.p.Vol. 5 has a French t.p. and a preface in French signed Dr. Vollers.Vols. 4-5.تأليف إبراهيم بن محمد بن ايدمر العلائى الشهير بابن دقماق.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: Widener Library: Gibb 6506.103
المقالة الأولى في حروف العربية ووضعهم في الكلام أول ذلك علىيد اليمين على جانب الشمال... :IncipitOwnership statement: "Ṣāhibuhu [sic] al-muznib [sic] al-faqīr Qārdūn [Denis Dominique Cardonne?] tarjumān al-Farānsāwī fī madīnat Ṭarābulus al-Shām ḥālan, ʻufiya ʻanhu." There is also a seal of Qārdūn dated 1198 AH [1783 or 4 AD] (fly leaf 1).Written in two columns, 12 lines per page, in black and red.MS Arab SM321. Houghton Library, Harvard University.In Arabic and French.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2008. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project).
https://libraries.aub.edu.lb/xtf/data/posters/ark86073b3jw6m/thumb.jpgprinted on paper : 60 x 39 cmFateh Moudaress : Galerie d’art 50 x 70, fin Hamra. 25 April - 9 May 1991.
https://libraries.aub.edu.lb/xtf/data/posters/ark86073b3zh1n/thumb.jpgprinted on cardboard : 68 x 48 cmMadi. Galerie Atassi, Damas, Rawda street next to Ministère de la culture. 26/10/1993.
https://libraries.aub.edu.lb/xtf/data/posters/ark86073b35k97/thumb.jpgprinted on paper : 51 x 40 cm"Salon d'automne XXe Musée Nicolas Sursock. 25 October - 30 November 1996Horaires: 10h-13h. - 17h-20hincluding Saturday and Sunday."