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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [235r] (469/530)
The record is made up of 1 file (263 folios). It was created in 30 Jan 1935-8 Jan 1938. 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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Secret ,
No. 17 of 1937
Intelligence Report of the Political
Agent, Bahrain, for the period from
16th to 30th September 1337.
149. Shipping :
(i) S.S.Khuzistan (British) arrived here on the 16th
and sailed on the 18th September. She landed 6775 packa
ges for Bahrain, 5435 packages for transhipment to the main
land and took away with her a cargo of 301 empty drums.
(ii) S.S.Rotenfels (German) arrived here on the 19th
and left on the 20th September. She landed 8960 packages
for Bahrain and 311 packages for transhipment to the main
land. She toolf away a cargo of 567 packages.
(iii) Tankship Havsten (Norwegian) arrived at Bahrain
on the 20th and. left on the 21st September with a cargo of
9500 tons of Fuel and Diesel Oil.
(iv) Tankship Vanja (Norwegian) arrived here on the 24th
and left on the 25th with a cargo of 9300 tons of cmzde oil.
(v) S.S«i^yoyo Maru (Japanese) arrived here on the 26th
and sailed on the same day after discharging 5365 packages.
(vi) S.S.Marienfels (German) arrived here on the 27th
and left on the 28th. She discharged 4617 packages for
Bahrain.
(vii) S.S.Sembilan (British) arrived here on the 29th
and left on the same day. She discharged 515 packages.
150. Movements of British Officials .
i Captain T. Hiekinbotham, I.A.,
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.
, Bah
rain, left for Sharjah by Royal Air Force aeroplane on the
17th and returned on the 18th September. The object of the
journey was to witness the signing of the Sharjah Oil Agree
ment.
151. Oil.
(i) Reference paragraph No. 144 (i) of the Intelligence
Report No. 16 of 1937.
The Sharjah Oil Concession was on the 17th
September 1937.
(ii) Mr. S.V.Packer, Manager of Petroleum Concessions
Limited, Bahrain, flew to Sharjah on the 16th to witness
the signature of the Sharjah Oil Agreement. He returned
on the 18th September.
(iii) The Bahrain Petroleum Company have been sinking
a well down below the present oil level with a view to dis
covering whether there was a further reservoir at a lower
level. The operations have been conducted at No. 52 Rig and
it is rumoured that oil has been found in considerable quan
tities at depths of some 5000 feet. Steps are being taken
to confirm this from the Resident Manager of ^he Company.
152. Local Affairs .
On the 28th of September Haji Yusuf Fakroo, a wealthy
Bahrain merchant of Persian origin, complained that a'boom‘"
of/-
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The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries produced by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain for the years 1935-37. 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. Most of the reports cover a two week period, though due to holidays and work pressures some cover an entire month.
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.
The report for the period 1-15 April 1935 (folios 30-35) includes notes on the transfer of the Naval Recreation Centre to Bahrain.
The report for the period 16-31 January 1936 (folios 98-101) includes notes on the reaction in the region to the death of King George V of England.
The report for the period covering 16-31 March 1937 (folios 180-84) includes notes on the visit of Doctor H Blegvad who is conducting research in the commercial viability of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. fisheries on behalf of the Iranian Government.
The report for the period 1-15 May 1937 (folios 193-198) includes notes on the local celebrations to mark the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England.
The file also contains two translations of articles from the Cairo newspaper al-Shabab dated 16 June 1937 (folios 221-23) and 30 June 1937 (folios 217-19) regarding oil concessions and British domination in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Attached to folio 19 is a photograph of Contre Admiral Rivet and Charles Belgrave during the former's visit to Bahrain.
Folios 252-65 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (263 folios)
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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 last folio with 265; 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 also present in parallel between ff 252-260; 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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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
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- front, front-i, 2r:18v, 19v:216v, 220r:220v, 224r:265v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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