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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [170r] (339/432)
The record is made up of 1 file (214 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1941-31 Dec 1942. 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,16 of 1942,
Intelligence Sucunary of 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.
, Bahrain, for
the period 16th to 31st August
1942.
169. Shipping .
See Appendix to this Summary.
170. Movements of local officials .
(i) The Hon'ble 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.
, accompanied by
the Assistant
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.
, was conducted on August 20th
by Major Hewitt (then Defence Officer, now Town Major,) round
the Defence Units of Bahrain, and on August 31st was shown by
Major Hills, D.C.R.E., the protective measures adopted for
the Refinery. On August 24th he left by B.O.A.C. plane for
Sharjah, Dubai and Muscat and returned by B.O.A.C. plane on
August 28th.
(ii) Squadron Leader Chase, Air Liaison Officer, left
Bahrain for Habbaniyah and Basra on August 22nd and returned
on August 31st.
171. Visitors .
(i) The following passengers by B.O.A.C. flying boat
have passed through Bahrain during the period under report
^§s^bound. On August 20th General Sir Claude Auchinleck,
on August 24th Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith and Lieut.-General
Corbett, and on August 31st Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan,
We stbou nd. On August 28th H.H. the Jam Sahib of Nawa-
nagar and Sir Ramaswami Mudnlinr, the Indian members of the
War Cabinet and the Pacific War Council in London.
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(ii) Senior Royal Air Force Officers have visited Bahrain
during the period under report. On August 16th Air Commodore
J.P. Coleman, Air Officer in Charge Administration, R.A.F, in
Iraq, passed through Bahrain in the morning en route to Shar
jah and returned here for the night before leaving for Basra
the next morning. On August 20th, the Air Officer Commanding
Iraq, Air Vice Marshal H.Vi De Crespigny, M.C., D.F.C., accom
panied by Air Commodore M*B. Russell, D.F.C., A.F.C., A.O.C.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Command,and Wing Commander England, inspected the
defences of Bahrain and dined at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in the evening;
they flew on down the coast the next morning.
(iii) Reference para 159 (iv) of Intelligence Summary
No.13 of 1942, which referred to the impending departure of
Shaikh Fahad bin Salim as Subah of Kuwait and the possibility
of members of his entourage smuggling gold out of Bahrain.
Before he and his party left on August 19th, Shaikh Fahad had
all their baggage examined and threatened dire consequences
if any gold was found. None was discovered; the party did,
however, take away between one and two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of rupee notes;
A_j?ara reference/174 (ii) below in this connexion.
172. Defence .
A signal Troop of 19 men, with vehicles and equipment,
arrived at Bahrain on the 27th August. More are expected.
173. Food Supplies »
^ (i) Local , The position as regards rice in Bahrain is
now satisfactory, as there is over a month’s reserve on the
island and the Government of India have increased the Bahrain
allotment by 208 tons a month as a consequence of the Bahrain
Government’s representation (reference para 148 (i) of Intell
igence Summary No.14 of 1942), Flour is still short, as the
full quota has not yet started arriving and there is never
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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 1941-42. 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, tours, and work pressures some cover an entire month.
The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject, often closely connected to the Second World War. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:
- international 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;
- local affairs of Bahrain, as well as news from 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. ;
- economic matters and food supplies;
- foreign radio broadcasts and press, with a focus on anti-British sentiment;
- the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Fighter Fund;
- defence matters;
- smuggling of gold and arms and the traffic of slaves;
- meteorological data;
- medical matters.
Folios 57-61 are correspondence relating to the alleged sinking of an Iranian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. by a British man-of-war in March 1941.
Folios 85-88 is a list of prominent individuals in Bahrain, compiled 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. at Bahrain, Reginald Alban, and submitted to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire.
Folio 122 is the statement of thirteen Qatari sailors who were aboard a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. sunk by a Japanese submarine on 12 April 1942.
Folio 176 is a telegram from the Government of India in New Delhi requesting that intelligence summaries differentiate between truly confidential content and that which can be distributed more widely.
Folio 190 is a letter, dated 15 October 1942, from Charles Geoffrey Prior, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, 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. at Bahrain, regarding the risk of including information about the revival of the slave trade in the Gulf in his diaries due to their wide readership.
Included in the file is correspondence between 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. and the Naval Officer in Charge at Basrah regarding prominent people of the region and events of the war.
On the inside of the front cover is the distribution list for the summaries.
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- 1 file (214 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 216; 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.
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- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:215v, 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