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No.23 of 1943 o
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IntelllgencG Summary o f
tho Political Agont, Bahrain,
for the period 1st to 15th
December 1943.
Shipuinn
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Six British and five American ships called at Bahrain
during the period under report. Tho import© consisted of
694 tons of general cargo for Bahrain and 24 tons general
cargo for re-shipment to Saudi Arabia. fixports consisted
of 35 tons general cargo and 30,336 tons petr< 4 loum products.
f.iovemcnts, of Officials
(i) Reference paragraph 23d(i) of Intelligence Summary
No.22 of 1943.
The Hon*Dio ^ir Geoffrey Prior, h.C.I. , Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. returned from a tour of the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on tho 5th and left for Bushire on the 15th.
(ii) Major T. Hickinbuiham, O.B.E., 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,
left for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. by air on the 13th and returned
on the 17th.
(iii) Captain P.J. Keen, His Majesty , s Vice-Consul, Bushire,
and Mrs. Keen arrived by soa on the 3rd and left the same
day for Bushire.
(iv) Captain M.P.0 T C. Tandy, Political Officer Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ,
arrived by air on thw 5th and returned to Sharjah on the 11th.
.Visitors
Commodore C.F. Hammill, R.N., Senior Naval Officer in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived by air from Basra on the 6th to
attend the investiture of His Highn-jss th« Shaikh and returned
tho following day.
Investiture
On thu 6th of December tho H^n’ble Sir Geoffrey Prior,
K.C.I.B., invested His Highness the Shaikh with the insignia
of a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Ordor of the Indian
Bmpire. Tho investiture was hold in the Palace in the pre
sence of a representative gathering of officials, members of
His Highness* family and members of the general public.
After tho investiture the Hen’bio Sir Geoffrey Prior K.C.I.B.,
hold a reception at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for oho British and American
community. .
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(i) On the 11th of December His Highness gave a modest
dinner party in honour cf the Resident to which Vvore invited
tho most roprosontative gathering that has boon soon in Bahrain
for some considerable time. Owing to the extrema shortness of
supplies the party was not on such a lavish scale as in previous
years.
(ii) On the 9th the Hen’ble Sir ‘Geoffrey Prior K.C.I.E., paid
an un-official call on His Highness at Raa’fa and discuss-td
the general supply position in the Gulf with particular refer
ence to Bahrain.