مجموعة ٥٢/٣٠ (٢) "الخليج الفارسي، يوميات: أخبار البحرين والملخصات الاستخباراتية عنها" [و‎‎١‎٢] (٩٥١/٢٣)

192. MOVEHEWTS OF OFFICtIat.K, 1^46. ;
(i) Reference paragraph 173(iv) of Bahrain Intelligence
Summary No. 21.
Captain R.C. Murphy, Political Officer, Trucial
Coast, left by air for Sharjah on the 1st December, 1945.
(ii) Major A.L. Greenway, M.B.E., Residency Surgeon,
Bushire, arrived by air from Karachi on the 9th instant and
left for Basra by air on the 13th.
(iii)‘On the 12th December Lieut-Col. A.C. Galloway, O.B.E.,
the Political Agent, left Bahrain by air on tour to the Trucial
Coast.
(iv) On the 6th December Lieut-Col. A.R. Sernberg, Officer
Commanding Troops, left Bahrain. Captain S.G. Cook, Royal
Engineers, is officiating in his absence.
193. VISITORS .
(i) On the 2nd December, Sir John Fraser, Managing
Director of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Limited, accompanied
by Messrs. Elkington and Snow arrived in Bahrain as the guests
of the Bahrain Petroleum Company. On the 4th of December the
party were taken by T 'Tr. Hanna on a tour of the Arabian American
Oil Company's installations on the mainland. Sir John Fraser,
accompanied by Messrs. Hanna, Elkington and Snow, called on the
Political Agent on the evening of the 4th.
(ii) On the Sth December, Mr. J.A. Armour of Messrs. Gray
Mackenzies' London Office, accompanied by Mr. 3. Gregor, Manage.*
of Messrs. Gray Mackenzies’ Basra Office, and Hr. N. Macleod of
the British•India Steam Navigation Company, called on the Political
Agent.
(iii) Mr. J.R. Pennycuick of Messrs. John Birch and Company,
Baghdad, visited the political Agent on the 12th. He had come
from the mainland the day before where he had discussed a ser
vicing organization for ARAMCO’s heavy tractor units. The firm _
are considering opening such a service in Bahrain and also an oil
equipment spares store. Mr. W. Bennett, a director from London,
is expected towards the end of January, 1946.
194. THE BAHRAI N PETROLEUM COMPANY .
On the 1st December the Political Agent was shown
round the oil fields and Refinery by Messrs. D. Hanna and Ward
Anderson, Vice-President and General Manager respectively of the
Bahrain petroleum Company.
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195. GRAY MACKENZ IE.
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On the 10th December Messrs. D. Hanna, Ward Anderson
and Andresen of BAPCO and Messrs. Armour, Gregor, Allcard and
Macleod of Gray Mackenzie and the British India Steam Navigation
Company met in the Agency to discuss complaints of dilatoriness
in meeting claims, rough handling and pilferage of BAPCO cargo.
The Political Agent and the Assistant Political Agent were present.
Mr. Armour promised to go into the matter in detail
with his staff and see what could be done to meet BAPCO’s demands.
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