"ملف 8/16 ملخص استخباراتي بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٣] (١٧٤/٥)

(iv) I llegitimate children .
About a month ago, the body of a new born
Arab child was washed up on Muharraq beach. On the 15th
the body of another child was washed ashore on the same
beach. Both children are believed to have been illegi
timate.
(v) Ass i stant State Engineer .
The Bahrain Government propose to appoint
an Assistant to the State Engineer, Mr. D.J. Brammer,
and have already interviewed a prospective candidate,
Mr. J. Hudson, late of Messrs. Holloway Bros., Qatar.
4. ROYAL AND U.S. NAVI ES.
On the 6th His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief,
East Indies Station. Rear Admiral C.H. Woodhouse, C.B.,
accompanied by Mrs. and Miss ‘/oodhouse, arrived in Bahrain
in H.M.S. "Norfolk". The usual calls were exchanged
between His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, His Excel
lency the Political Resident, Persian Gulf, the Senior
Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, the Political Agent, and
His Highness Shaikh Salman.
On the 7th and 8th U.S. ships "Chikasia",
"Tarawa", "D.U.J. Buckley", and "Hawkins" arrived at
Sitra and calls were exchanged between their commanders
and Rear Admiral Woodhouse.
On the 8th His Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief gave an official dinner party on board H.M.S."Norfolk".
On the 9th His Highness Shaikh Salman gave a dinner party
for the officers of all ships and prominent local residents.
On the 10th His Excellency the Political Resident gave
a dinner at Jufair for ship’s officers.
On the 11th H.M.S. "Norfolk" and U.S.S.
"Chikasia", "Tarawa", "D.U.J. Buckley", and "Hawkins"
left Bahrain.
5. PORT OF BAHRAIN .
A pipe has been sunk into a natural submarine-
spring in the sea off Halat bin Maher in the Khor Khalaya
by Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited on behalf of
the Bahrain Government. The pipe is to be fitted with
a hose and used to supply sailing boats and launches with,
fresh water.
6. LANDING ARRANGEMENT S .
Reference paragraph 229 of Intelligence
Summary No.17 of 1948.
Enquiries from the Bahrain Government have
elicited the information that they have ordered a ten ton
"Smiths" shunting crane from the United Kingdom costing
some £7300/- which will make it possible to unload cargo
by crane from different points on the pier instead of.
as at present, from one point only. The crane is ex
pected to be ready for shipment to Bahrain in June, 1949.
They are also to begin construction on a new shed to be
used.