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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [9r] (17/152)
The record is made up of 1 file (74 folios). It was created in 1 Apr 1934-23 Jan 1935. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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£o:2 of 1934.
intelligence import of the i’oHtioal igeai, Bahreia,
for toe perioo lota to
Ub S.3 "Vaena- of the British ladi* Ste«* SaTigatioa
Coapwy,' LiaUeu's ^aat Gulf iail Borneo callea at feahraia
on the 23ra April on her return journey to India Iron Beorah.
the Knde Uae special call to deliver four boilers for Xh#
ar^iu etroieusa ooapany . iaitec, which were too heavy far
the eraae* of the . low .ail aervioe.
13. aoiUL hifT .
(i>. H.I.h i.upin arrived at Bahrain on the 21st April
i0ft on tc otana by in connection with the
forced laadiajr of a Victoria s crop lace of the r»yal Hr Force
near Jinnah island on the IVth April.
I 4 * iAjlAi, AiA rmxi.
aj. a Victoria serooi&ae farowd landed ton ailes w «st
ui - !4att *h isle ad oa the IV tn • prii and sank in the aun up to
aer axles. Belief eeropitmea (..apitis; were sent from Basrah,
in the «eaiiil»e the Officer CaMaaadiag ^ot into touox. witu tiie
mir oi provided a party of five a** to guard the
aeroplane and to rent er any assistance re ,aired, but re joesten
that ae woulu not leave until persusaion for cIk to do so had
bsen received fro* the Ka’edi .rab Gcvernneat. party of toe
California Arabian Standard Oil Soepany’t exploration party
oft area assistance and kindly seat tsosie supplies and eater,
ihe Victoria me dragged (without their help} to sons nore
solid groans und with the pcrsiduioa of toe Sa’adi ,,rab
Soveraneast, eoenKaioated tarcugh the Amr of Jub&il, sue
left for Bahrain ©n the 23rd April.
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The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries written by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Percy Gordon Loch, or an individual officiating in his absence. The reports, marked as secret, were sent to the Government of India, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and numerous diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. Each covers either the 1-15 or the 16-30/31 days of each month from April to December 1934.
The reports are split into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the reports is intelligence on the following:
- shipping and the activities of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and commercial transport companies such as Imperial Airways Limited;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- countries of the region, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Persia [Iran], and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- trade and the pearling and oil industries;
- other third parties, such as Cable and Wireless Limited;
- the weather and climate.
Folios 71-75 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (74 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-75; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/311
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
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- front, front-i, 2r:75v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence