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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [6r] (11/330)
The record is made up of 1 file (163 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1943-31 Dec 1944. 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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See Apnendix to this Su/n/nary.
16 • Movenents of Officials .
(i) The Political A**ent left for Bushire on 29th January,
(ii) Fir. Bertram Thomas, Public Relations Officer, left
tor Muscat on 30th January,
17. Visitors .
(i) Lieut.-Col, C.F. Marriott left on 24th January.
(ii) Brigadier Annesley, D.D.M.S. Paiforce, who came to
Bahrain on 15th January to carry out an insoection of military
medical arrangements, left on January 24th.
(iii) Mr. Vesey-Fitzgerald, a member of the Anti-Locust
Mission, arrived from the mainland on January 21st and
returned on January 23rd. He had had further trouble v/ith
his motor transport but still entertained hones of travelling
overland to Sharjah from Dhahran.
(iv) Air Commodore Coleman (A.O.A. Iraq) paid two brief
visits to Bahrain during the period under report — on January
24th and January 29th. He was accompanied by Colonel Panet,
Colonel Cole and other officers.
(v) H.H. the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar passed through
Bahrain on the East-bound flying boat on January 24th. '
(vi) Prince Ali Khan passed through Bahrain on the East-
bound flying boat on January 25th.
18. The Royal Navy .
Commander King has relinquished charge of the
appointment of Naval Officer in Charge Bahrain, and has gone
to India for medical treatment. There is no one in Bahrain
who does not regret his departure.
19. The Royal Air Force .
On 26th January a Bisley aircraft made a forced
landing on Jinnah Island, which is situated about 100 miles
North-V/est of Bahr c ain, off the Saudi Arabian coast. The crew
of three officers were uninjured and the machine escaped
damage. The California Arabian Standard Oil Company sent
prompt assistance. The problem of how to get the machine
into the air again is a difficult one which has not yet been
solved.
20. Royal Air Force Levies .
Hon. A.B. Hailey, son of Lord Hailey, who was an
officer of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Levy Corps stationed at Sharjah,
has been killed in a flying accident.
21 f B ahrain Government .
Mr. de Grenier, Director of Customs, has gone to
Baghdad for a few weeks’ leave. He has been in poor health
for some time.
22r United States Aircraft.
Intelligence Summary 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 Hist Januarv
1943.
Two Clippers, with U*S.A• military markings, arrived
at Bahrain and stayed here several days. They are travelling
under R.A.F. auspices
/ 23
src .HST .
No,2 of 1943.
Intelligence Sumoinry of the
Political Anent, Bahrain, for
the period 16th to 31st Janunrv
1943.
15. Shirrolna .
See Appendix to this Summary.
16. Movements of Officials .
(i) The Political Atent left for Bushire on 29th January,
(ii) Mir. Bertram Thomas, Public Relations Officer, left
for Muscat on 30th January.
17. Visitors .
(i) Lieut.-Col. C.F. Marriott left on 24th January.
(ii) Brigadier Annesley, D.D.M.S. Pcaiforce, who came to
Bahrain on 15th January to carry out an inspection of military
medical arrangements, left on January 24th.
(iii) Mr. Vesey-Fitzgerald, a member of the Anti-Locust
^ Mission, arrived from the mainland on January 21st and
returned on January 23rd. He had had further trouble v/ith
his motoh transport but still entertained hopes of travelling
overland to Sharjah from Dhahran.
(iv) Air Commodore Coleman (A.O.A. Iraq) paid two brief
visits to Bahrain during the period under report -- on January
24th and January 29th. He was accompanied by Colonel Panet/
Colonel Cole and other officers.
(v) H.H. the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar passed through
Bahrain on the East-bound flying boat on January 24th.
(vi) Prince Ali Khan passed through Bahrain on the East-
bound flying boat on January 25th.
18. The Royal Navy .
Commander King has relinquished charge of the
appointment of Naval Officer in Charge Bahrain, and has gone
to India for medical treatment. There is no one in Bahrain
who does not regret his departure.
19. The Royal Air Force .
On 26th January a Bisley aircraft made a forced
/fc- landing on Jinnah Island, which is situated about 100 miles
North-West of Bahrain, off the Saudi Arabian coast. The crew
of three officers were uninjured and the machine escaped
damage. The California Arabian Standard Oil Company sent
prompt assistance. The problem of how to aet the machine
into the air again is a difficult one which has not yet been
solved.
20. Royal Air Force Levies .
Hon. A.B. Hailey, son of Lord Hailey, who was an
officer of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Levy Corps stationed at Sharjah
has been killed in a flying accident.
21 B ahrain Government .
Mr. de Grenier, Director of Customs, has gone to
Baghdad for a few weeks’ leave. He has been in poor health
for some time.
22 r United States Aircraft.
Two Clippers, with U.S.A. military markings, arrived
at Bahrain and stayed here several days. They are travelling
under R.A.F. auspices
/ 23
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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 1943-44. 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 report covers a two week period.
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 regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar (particularly Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ), 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;
- the activities of the oil companies;
- War funds;
- defence matters;
- smuggling of gold and arms and the traffic of slaves;
- American interests;
- meteorological information;
- locusts;
- medical matters.
Appended to most reports is a table containing shipping data.
Written by hand on the cover of the file is: 'Destroy, but retain '44 summaries'.
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- 1 file (163 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 inside back cover with 165; 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 2-73; 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/15/2/315
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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'
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- front, front-i, 2r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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