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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [68r] (135/330)
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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1^, J. Linstead, the Assistant to the Regional Director^
(who is himself at present in England,) and I£r. C.W.Smith,
the Section Engineer for India and Burma, arrived on
September 18th and left on September 20th. . blr .W ,W •Lloyd-
Jcnes, the Traffic Superintendent, India--Burma, arrived on
September 19th and left on the 23rd. On September 20th
Hr. E.N. Chase, the Station Superintendent at Sharjah
arrived in Bahrain to chartge places with Mr. C.N. Dalton,
his opposite number here.
202. Economic
(i) Reference paragraph 164 (i) of Irltelligence Sum
mary No.15 of 1943 which reported a meat shortage in Bahrain
during the first part of August. The shortage continues as
no meat at all has been imported into Bahrain during the
past fortnight. This is thought to be due partly to a lo^S
neriod of continuous horth wind and partly to Ramadhan. »
substantial quantity of livestock is now M on order ^rom
Persia.
(ii) The price of milch cows and of bulls for slaughter
in Bahrain is now in the region of Rs.420 and Ra.SOO per animal
respectively, as against the normal pre-war price of about
Bs .80 each. Many milch cows are now being slaughtered owin^
to the scarcity of bran and date-stones, their normal forms
of sustenance. Substantial quantities of botfr have recently
been ordered ftfom Iraq.
/
203. Saudi Arabian Viaitc.rs
(i) Beference paragraph 133 (iy) of the p^lirgence
Summary for the second half of June (Jo .12 of 1943) 5
reported the ahrival in Bahrain and subsequent departure to
India of the Amirs Mohftmmad and hansoor, sons i His URjes y
King Ibn Saud, with their considerable cortege. On Septem
ber 30th both Princes returned to Bahrain. ,t ll.-_ •
“mir Mohammad-landed at the Uuharraq aerodrome in a R.S.F.
Hudson aircraft, with three attendants, hayiniflown^f^ ^
Karachi without a stop Accompanied by Dr .Rashid
hour and a half later, ^mir + o^rived in the west-
Mahmud Pirawan taHoA enAou^ to’Kalia: it is believed
bound B.C.A.C. ilying do^..^ on v acute syphi-
that he is suffering frcm consunp t nt> Both Princes
lis, and is going to the Lebanon fo.
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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were met by His Highness the Sh ik ) 4 of the p u iing
Adviser to His Highness and a lar^ S facing boat after
Family. Amir Hansoor ^ e-embarked ontne^ ^ the night cat
the normal stop at Bahrain; . n( j qeft for A1 Kh''bar
Bahrain as.the guestof H J|Lness ad 1 are TQturn ^ ng
the following morning. The reoi ox xu« ^
a +v.o+ tha Princes’ party caused a consider—
It is reported that Jhe Prin P August and
able stir in Kashmir, wl }ich they yisixed ea y tc
where Mr. Belgrave was at the time. ^®" bcats ana aovar'l
hired two large houses , «r and to’ have paid Ps.40,000
motor cars for a month in- c " prv f evJ days, a public com-
in advance for them. AfL° r cnthorities to the effect that
plaint was made to the Kashmir c y reputable quarter, had
the Saudi colony, v 'H b«l arb ancl that highly respectable
been turned into a b. othel < ^ attentions. The party
ladies had been the subject aheir during which time
left Srinagar under A KasLir took no notice
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/Saudi
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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)
- Arrangement
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
- 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
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- Open Government Licence