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No.19 of 1943.
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 1st to 15th October
1943.
212. Shipping .
Eleven steamers t called at Bahrain during the period
re ?° T rt » com prising two up-mails and one down-mail of
he B.I.S.h. Company, two American ships, a Norwegian ship,
two British tankers, another registered in Panama, and the
Khuzistan and the Taraqii’** The imports were mainly
3,o00 tons UiK.C.C. wheat, 1,000 tons cement for the Navy,
and 4,443 tons Oil Company material for the Bahrain Petroleum
Company. The exports consisted of 25,937 tons petroleum
products, 200 tons U.K.C.C. sugar and 83 tons miscellaneous
cargo•
213. M ovements of Officials
(i) ^ Major T. Hickinbotham, O.B.E., arrived by launch from
Kuwait on the afternoon of the 3rd.
(ii) Mr. E.B. Wakefield, I.C.S., 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,
returned from India by air on the 4th and assumed charge of
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from Captain M•G• Dixon on the morning of the 6th.
Mr. Wakefield handed over charge of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to Major Hickin-
botham on the forenoon of the 7th and left the same afternoon
by Service aircraft for India.
(iii) Captain M.P.O'Connor Tandy, Political Officer, Trucial
Coast, returned to Sharjah by Service aircraft on the 11th.
214. Visitors
Lieutenant General Sir H.R. Pownall, K.B.E., C.B., D.3.O.,
M.C., and staff passed through Bahrain on the 13th. The party
stayed the night at Sharjah en-route for India.
215. Calls
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. paid an official call on His Highness
the Shaikh on the 9th, His Highness returned the call the same
day.
216. Dates
It is reported that Ibn Saud is considering the transfer
of all dates at Katif to Jubail.
The .Bahrain Government have fixed the price of local dates
at Rs,7/- to Rs.9/- a basket. The general feeling is that the
price which averages f^.l/S/- a basket more than last year is too
high. The gardens are largely owned by members of the A1 Khalifah
family.
+CUa UL
An unfortunate incident occurred on the 4th of October when
a party of American sailors landed from a ship in the harbour.
They are said to have acquired liquor from the Naval establishment
at Jufair. The Adviser to the Bahrain Government met the party
in the town in an intoxicated condition annoying the general
public and had some difficulty in persuading them to return to
their ship.
218. Meteorological
Maximum temperature 93,7° on the*14th October.
Minimum temperature 73.0° on the 3th October.
Humidity exceeded 80%'only on six days during the period
under report, the maximum being 93% on the 10th.
(Sd.) T.HICKINBOTHAM
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*.