Coll 30/52(1) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎99r] (199/1077)

Secret
Intelligence Summary of the
Political Age it, Bahrain, for
Intelligence Summary of the 05)1
Political Age it, Bahrain, for
the period 16^j&&j£gtfr February
1939*
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(i) S.S. ’^ichtenfels^ (German) arrived here on the iJ^th^
and left on the 17th February 1939 after discharging 12221
packages for Bahrain and 3989 packages for transhipment to the
mainland.
(ii) Tankship "New Zealand" (Norwegian) arrived here on the
14th and left on the 16th February 1939 with a cargo of 3971
tons B-357 Gasoline White, 6447 tons B-358 Base Stock Q Gasoline,
667 tons B-400 First Grade Kerosene, and 2064 tons B-450 Super
Power Kerosene.
(iii) Tankship "Elsegundo" (American) arrived here on the
16th and left on the 17th February 1939 with a cargo of 3381
tons Fuel Oil and 1357 tons B-851 Diesel Oil.
(iv) Tankship "Ketty Brovig" (Norwegian) arrived here on the
16th and left on the 17th February 1939 with a cargo of 7918
tons B-849 Fuel Oil and 2173 tons B-891 Diesel Oil.
(v) Tankship "Belinda" (Norwegian) arrived here on the
17th and left on the 18th February 1939 with a cargo of 4280
tons B-357 Gasoline White, 5856 tons B-358 Base Stock Q Gasoline
794 tons B—811 Diesel Gas Oil, and 514 tons B—450 Super Power
Kerosene.
(vi) Tankship "Ovula" (Dutch) arrived here on the 22nd and
left on the 23rd February 1939 with a cargo of 9055 tons B-849
Fuel Oil.
(vii) S.S. "Kohuku Maru" (Japanese) arrived and left on the
21st February 1939 after discharging 237 packages for Bahrain.
30. Movements of British Officials
Reference paragraph 23(iii) of ray Intelligence Summary
No. 4 of 1939. '
The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Fov/le,
K.C.I.E., C.B.E., Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , accom
panied by his Secretary Major A.C.Galloway, left for Kuwait on
the 18th February 1939.
While in Bahrain the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. visited the Manama
Boys School, the Technical School and a village school at Suq-
al-Khamis. He also saw the daily parade of the Bahrain Police
at the Fort.
There was the usual exchange of calls with His Highness
the Shaikh of Bahrain.
31. British Interests
(i) Mr. G.P. Hayward of Imperial Airways lefft Bahrain on
the 16th February 1939.
(ii) Mr. J.M. Campbell, Manager of the Bahrain branch of
Messrs. Gray, Mac t, for India on the 26th Feb
ruary 1939.
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