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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [195r] (389/432)
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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"Do you think it just for the Bank Manager to leal with
us thus? And is it proper that the Bank Manager should
allow himself to knock a part off the sum deposited with him
when he has been making a profit from it all these years,
without our ever thinking of asking for any compensation?
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"Now you may please cash our cheque in currency notes * *
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225. The Ruling Family .
(i) Shrikheh/iyesha, who was, during Shaikh Hamad ’s life
time, his senior and favourite wife, has not been treated generously
by Shaikh Salman since his father’s death. Formerly Shaikh Hamad
not only gave her an allowance of Ps 300 p.m. but also paid all her
bills and all charges incurred on the maintenance of her large
household establishment. Shaikh Salman, who does not like Shaikeh
Lyosha and whose wife has always been jealous of her, gives her an
allowance of Ps 300 p.m. only and refuses any additional help.
Shaikheh dyesha 1 s position is a pitiable one as she cannot subsist
on this meagre allowance in a manner in any way consonant with the
dignity of her position as widow of the late Huler and she is too
proud to sell her jewellery. She is contemplating an appeal to
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.
since the Adviser to the Bahrain Government,
though sympathetic, is not in a position to help her.
(ii) His Highness Shaikh Salman is sending to Ibn Saud a
present of 50 camels and 15 horses. This gift has not been^prompts
by any instinct of generosity, but has its origin in the Shaikh's
desire to relieve himself of the financial burden of keeping an
unnecessarily large stable.
P 226. L ocal Affairs .
(i) Petrol in Bahrain is unlimited in quantity and cheap in
price, but as stocks of tyres and spare parts are now almost ex
hausted and cannot be replaced the number of motor cars infuse in
the island is rapidly diminishing. The problem of providing al
ternative means of transport is a difficult one, as the use of
horse-drawn vehicles on any considerable scale would necessitate
increased imports of fodder. Anticipating further deterioration in
the transport position the Bahrain Government have issued an order
^ prohibiting the export of donkeys. The Bahraini donkey, it may be
adde1, is a useful beast as it can carry very heavy loads and,
though omnivorous, will still thrive on a starvation diet.
P (ii) The Bahrain Court has decided that in future persons
who are convicted of gambling will be sentenced to imprisonment
without the option of a fine. Gambling is believed by the
Bahrain Court to be a potent factor in transforming honest men
into thieves.
P 227. B roadcasting .
Bahrain has again been the subject of radio comment from
Berlin. This time it was not an American Military Dictator but
the United States Navy which, it was alleged, had been sent to
Bahrain to protect American oil interests there.
228. S muggling ^f Arms .
On October 22nd - 23rd one of His Majesty's Ships based
on Bahrain carried cut a patrol over the area between the Bahrain
Light Vessel and a point about 20 miles S.B. of Has Hakan on the
Qatar peninsula. Though no arms were found, information of inters
was obtained about the movements and cargoes of country craft en
countered in the course of the patrol.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (214 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/2/314
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence