"ملف ٤/ ٦ الزيارات الرسمية بين قادة السفن البريطانية، وشيوخ البحرين والكويت وقطر والساحل المتصالح." [و‎‎١‎٠] (١٢٨/١٩)

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Hi£ Majesty the King's Birthday and Proclamation Bay the Sultan
will he -ccompanied by his nore senior relatives and Officers
of State* They will he seated in order of precedence* They
will vary from time to time but the important point is that
Saiyid Nadir hin Faisal is the senior and after him the two
Ministers Saiyid Shahab bin Faisal and Saiyid Jmktd bin
Thrahim* The remainder will arrange themselves.
(e) After formal conversation has taken place for a few minutes
the Consul will call to the senior farrash who is standing
outside the door and coffee and sweots will he served* The
procedure is the same as that followed at the Palace*
^he Sultan will ask leave to depart and the Consul will
accompany him to the entrance porch.
4. PRIVVre C ILL 3Y TKP SUL?Iff.
The Sultan quite frequently calls to transact business.
The procedure is the same as for an official visit except that
the Sultan will not he accompanied by any officials or relatives
and will not carry his sword. The Consul will wear plain
clothes, a tropical suit in the summer and a lounge suit in the
winter.
5. OTKKR VISITS BFITWE^N THP1 PALACE Ajff) TH ; CGNSUI^TK.
The Sultan prefers to dine alone at the Consulate with the
Consul and hie guests. No officials or relatives should be x
asked. The arrivals and departures are the same at both the
Palace and the Consulate as for private calls (4). The Sultan's
guests are introduced on the first floor and bid farewell there
and the same procedure is followed at the Consulate.
6. VISITS BY TIFC HISS IPS NT *
(a) On the arrival the Resident's ship will fire a salute of
PI guns as salute to the country* T he salute will be returned
by the Fort Merani battery*
(b) The Consul will proceed on board wearing *Hot weather"
uniform or "Undress" according to the season and will call on
the Resident. He will be received at the G ingway by the
Commander of the ship and such Junior Politleal Officer as may
be accompanying the Resident with whom after saluting the
Quarter deck he rill shake hands. He will be conducted to the