"ملف 8/16 تقارير استخباراتية بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٤‎٩] (١٤٦/٩٧)

186* KALBA.
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On the 1st 4 Shihuh thieves entered a date garden at
Diba-Hisu, but fled on being challenged by the owner. He thereupon
fired at and killed one of them, the rest escaping.
187 * SAUDI ARABIA .
There was a strong rumour in Bahrain during the earlier
part of the period under report that King ibn Saud intended to abdi
cate in favour of his eldest son, the Amir Saud, at the end of Rama
dan. Nothing more has been heard of this report,
188 • H.M.S. "NORPC hK".
Reference paragraph 170 of Intelligence Summary No.15.
On the 28th the cruiser H.M.S. "Norfolk" left Bahrain.
189. S HAH ALBUM SHO AL.
On the night of the 17th the tanker S.S. "Pit River" en
route to Italy with a full cargo of petroleum products from Bahrain
ran aground on the Shah Allum Shoal. After discharging part of
her cargo over* the side she was refloated on the 20th and continued
her voyage. Earlier this year the U.S. Navy tanker "USS Cacapon"
also^ran^aground on the same shoal. The question of adequately
marking it has been under consideration but the physical formation
of the sea bed in the vicinity makes it difficult to place a light
vessel or light float on the shoal.
190. PERSIAN GULF RESTRENrv .
.On the 17th the camp Office of the Hon'ble the political
Resident in the Persian Gulf was transferred to jufair.
191 • R OYAL NAVAL BASE .
On the 28th H.M.S. "Wild Goose" arrived in Bahrain, and
left on the 31st.
, 0n the 31st the Royal Naval Base at Jufair was closed.
The headquarters of Captain R.J.R. Bendy, R.N., Senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf, are now afloat in H.M.S. "Wild Goose".
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192 * MOVEMENTS OF TRUCIAL SHAIKHS .
„ On^the 17th Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of Ras al
Khaimah, arrived at Dubai and returned to Ras al Khaimah on the 19th.
(ii) Reference paragraph 176(vi) of intelligence Summary No.15.
On the 17th Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr, brother of the
•i S J? ar ^ ah9 re ^ urned to Sharjah from Ras al Khaimah. On the
23rd Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of Sharjah, returned from Ras al
Khaimah to Sharjah.
(iii) Reference paragraph 176(iv) of Intelligence Summary No.15.
On the 23rd Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad, Regent of Kalba
returned to Sharjah from Ras al Khaimah. He stated he could not
proceed thence to Kalba as originally planned as he was unwell. He
now proposes to stay a few days in Hira and then go to Kalba.
193. PEARLING .
Reference paragraph 158 of intelligence Summary No.14.
The pearling fleet left Bahrain on the 30th August.
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