'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [25r] (49/330)
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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ruquirud for notice of re^i^n- tion undor thoir contr-.ct 3 * During
this poried of a month the majority of the di.v ffucted employe e
reconsidered their attitude and withdrev# their roaign tions* Of
the retnaljiiiQr^ it is not expected that more than one or two \.ill
actually lefVe the Company's employment*
Mr* Ohliger, the Company's Manager, handled the situation
• ith d;nir-ble judgment. The «/aployee 3 concerned thought that
th^ir mass resignation would force the Management to concede at
least some of their demands, and the Comiy ny' a "ction in accept
ing their resignations carno as a complete surorije to them.
Some of them even protested ag->inst the ? cceot nee of their
i* ;S ign-tions t
The normal friendly relations between Management f nd St-ff
have now been rostered, and no further trouble is expected*
78# P # A , D » Work • ■ t Awa 1 j.
Reference paragraph 10 of Intelligence Summary No. 1 of
1343 in which it was reported Ur t, as the danger of attack from
the air had diminished, it had been decided to "go slow" with
the remaining items of the programme of P#A*D. Works at the
Refinery.
P.A.D, Work at the Refinery has now ceased*
73. Slavery
At Appendix II uO this Summary is the sta tement of a
Biloch "slave" v.ho recently escaped from his master at Qatar and
found asylum in Bahrain.
Last ye- r there was a r-^crud* 3 sconce of slave tradin’, but
in recent months the traffic seems to have died 'way entirely.
Th« reason;for this change are probably economic. Last year
pauperism and destitution were universal on the Persian side of
the Calf while the Arab side v<a.s compc\r tively prosperous. This
ye r there is - short- ge of food on the Ar-b side of the Gkalf
also, and no householder can afford to feed extra mouths.
80. Pieteorolo.aical
Maximum temper ature •• 85.2° on IvUrch 2dth
Minimum temperature •• 56,6° on March 13th.
On every da<y from March 16th to March 23rd humidity exceeded
30^, and the maximum figure of 100% was achieved on March 23rd.
From March 24th to the end of the month humiditv varied from
78% to 83%.
3d/- 3.B. Wakefield.
Political Bgent, Bhrain
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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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