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Coll 30/5(3) 'Persian Gulf Bahrain Residency Monthly Letter - Summary of Events' [45r] (89/194)
The record is made up of 1 file (95 folios). It was created in 12 Sep 1946-21 Jan 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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cent to 4 fc per cent ad valorem #n alii goods and cancelled the
export duty wh :h was previously ten per cent on all goods.
The Shaikh of lubai's brother ? shaikh Juma, who was ordered to
reside in Bahrain as a result of the incident in which the
Political Offic r. Trucial ; ast ? and the ..esidency ent were
fired on has no yet been allowed to return and it is reported
that ohaikh v>aid s eldest son ? ^’.aikh id r-fhid, is anxious that he
should remain in Bahrain for as long as possible. Shaikh Ju,.a
appears quite happy in Bahrain where he appears to spend most of
his time in the Panama baz-aar. ..haikh nil recently paid a
prolonged visit to v .ishm Inland wnere he is reported to have
slaughtered hundreds of gazelle.
J the courtesy of the .Senior I-aval Officer,
Persian culf, 1 paid a visit to ^'Ualah i n ’hVild Goose n
during the first naif of t.^e month. I found the Sultan in very
good health and soirits. He has made many additions to his
palace since my last visit in 1942 and it is now a very find
building. The Sultan loves Salalah, which is certainly a very
much pleasanter snot than Muscat, and it has almost become his
capital. He pi eposes to return to Muscat in November and has
stated that he wo;-ld like to visit Bahrain in January or
February. Ke has given up his proposal to go to India this
Spring, and now has some idee of visiting the United Kingdom
next year.
I. liajor C.tewart had been at Salalah since the middle
of March negotiating with the Sultan a new Civil Air Agreement
and facilities for the ^oyal Air Force. The new Agreement was
signed by tne Sultan and myself on the Sth April. Under it he
.-ece'ved a subsidy of £ 6,000 per annum in return for facilities
gran'ed both for civil aircraft and for the Aoyal Air Force at
Salalah, fe-asirah and Gwadur. The Sultan has also agreed to
gran the l *oyal ’avy ce. tain facilities asked for at Khor Auwai
free of all cost. •
I spent four days ....
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This file contains copies of a monthly summary of events that was compiled by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bahrain (having moved there from Bushire in 1946).
The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that particular month, most entries contain the following headings:
- general
- education
- residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. staff
- economic
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Muscat
- maritime
- communications
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.
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- 1 file (95 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 97; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 30/5(3) 'Persian Gulf Bahrain Residency Monthly Letter - Summary of Events'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:96v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence