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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [56r] (111/330)
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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On August 13th one of the main ^ .A.F. petrel dumps in
Sharjah| v/hich held 28,500 gallons cf 100 octane, went up in
flames* The conflagration lasted for 24 hours. Details are
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170# Meteorclerical
The Bahrain climate ha.s lived well up to its reputation
during the period under report, and there were several days when
conditions were little worse than those described in paragraph
/_the 160(ii) st Summary. It was noted in that Summary that the
figures recorded by the Bahrain Balloon Observatory on that par
ticular day were not remarkable, and subsequent enquiries shew
that the figures published in theaeSummaries may not have given
an altogether adequate idea cf the'rigours of the Bahrain
climate. In the first place, the Balloon Observatory, from
Whi 0 hthey/wl&£$ derived, is situated at some distance from the
Centre of Manama , where conditions are at their worst. In the
second, the percentages of humidity recorded by the Balloon
Observatory are not maximum percentages but those registered
at 7.30 a.m., by which time the sun has risen high in the
heavens and dispelled a considerable quantity of the moisture
in the air. The maximum humidity occurs at about 4 a.ra#, when
the temperature is at its minimum, and at that hour in Bahrain
it is seldom, if ever, below 90%? on August 9th it was 100£ f
aa recorded oy the Bahrain Petroleum Company.
(ii) Maximum and minimum temperatures during the period
under report are given below. The first set of figures was re*-
corded by the Balloon Observatory!; the second set by the Bahrain
Petroleum Company’s meteorological instruments (situated in a
standard hydrographic compartment with louvred sides) next
to the Company’s main office in Awali.
Maximum temperature
Minimum temperature
Manama
104.1
80.7 (
Awali
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Sd/- M#G. Dixon.
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.
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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'.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (163 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence