"ملف 8/16 ملخص استخباراتي بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٨‎٤] (١٧٤/١٦٧)

KMMI
No ,23 of 194 9.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
16th 31st December 9 1949.
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184. MOVEM ENTS OF O FFICIAL S.
Mr. A.J. Wilton, Political Officer, Qatar,
arrived on the 22nd and returned on the 28th.
185. VISITORS .
Salih al Mani’, Secretary to His Excellency
the Ruler of Qatar, arrived on the 21st and called on the
Political Agent on the 22nd.
186 • BA HRAIN AFFAIR ?,
(i) Al Kha lifah.
Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifah, uncle of
His Highness, returned from Saudi Arabia on the 16th where
he had been on a hunting trip. On his arrival he reported
to the Bahrain Government that he had seen concrete beacons
being erected at the ’'Bene' 1 islands by workmen under the
orders of the Saudi Arabian Government. Investigations are
being made by the Adviser.
On the 19th Shaikh Muhammad bin Isa Al Khalifah,
C.B.E., uncle of His Highness, left for Cairo for treatment
of his eyes. As usual, before leaving Bahrain he approached
the Political Agent for exchange facilities at the eleventh
hour.
Shaikhs Abdullah and Ahmad, half-brothers of His
Highness, have followed the example of Shaikhs Khalifah and
Salman in going for a hunting trip to Amara, Iraq. His
Majesty’s Consul-General at Basrah was informed of their
visit and the party left Bahrain on the 27th. Shaikh Da’ij,
another half-brother of His Highness, followed them on the
29th. The party consisted of 20 servants, 3 cars, and 14
rifles and ammunition.
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(ii) Revi s ion of Oil Royaltie s.
The Adviser to the Government of Bahrain has
written to the Bahrain Petroleum Company, through the Poli
tical Agent, saying t;iat the oil royalty should be revised
from the 1st January, I960. The revised royalty he states
should be Rs.10/- per ton instead of Rs.3/8 per ton as under
the present agreement.
(iii) Bahrain Oil.
In view of the British Government's decision
to purchase oil from Sterling area, the Bahrain Government
has asked the Political Agent whether the oil produced in
Bahrain will be considered as "Sterling" or "dollar" oil.
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(iv) Gulf Currency .
Reference paragraph 179 (iv) of Intelligence
Summary No.22.
The Adviser has been informed that no change in
the currency is contemplated for the present.
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(v) Bahrain Races...