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Intelligence Summary of the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain,
for the period 1st to 15th
No.1 of 1944. ’ January 1944.
1. Shipping
Thirteen ships called at Bahrain during the period under
report. Except for three American and one Norwegian all the
others were of British registry. They landed a total cargo of
9,885 tons including 820 tons of transhipment cargo for Saudi
Arabia. The imports were mainly cereals. The exports con
sisted of 43,703 tons of petroleum products and 134 tons of
general cargo.
2. Movements of Officials
Major A.L. Greenway, M.B.E., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon, arrived from Bushire on the 8th and left for Sharjah on
the 11th. He returned from Sharjah on the 13th and left for
Bushire on the 18th.
3. Visitors
Captain Stoner, a representative of the Middle East Supply
Centra* accompanied by Mr. T,E. Rogers, I.C.S., His Majesty’s
Consul, Bandar Abbas, arrived by air from Bushire on the 7th.
They both left for Sharjah on the following morning. Captain
Stoner returned on the 9th and left for Bushire by air on the
11th.
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4. Basrah Dates
Reference paragraph 259 Of Intelligence Summary No.24 of
1943.
The dates position has not improved and as no other ship
ments have arrived it is now most disquieting.
5• Food Supplies
Reference paragraph 260 of Intelligence Summary No.24 of
1943.
On the 1st of January s.s."Empire Envoy" arrived and two
days later commenced discharging 2,000 tons of v/heat flour and
350 tons barley of which 650 tons of wheat flour and the barley
have been allotted to the Bahrain Government. On the 13th
January s.s."Caithness" arrived and commenced to discharge 6,000
tons of wheat.
6. The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited
Reference paragraph 261 (i) of Intelligence Summary No.24
of 19a:3.
On the 11th of January the Chief Local Representative of
the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, the Adviser to the Bahrain
Government, and 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. , examined in detail a list
of grievances which had been put forward by the strikers. As
has been previously reported the more important grievances had
already been recognized and adjusted by the Company but there
remained a number of minor points which required consideration.
7.. Rent Control
On the 2nd January the Bahrain Government, under pressure
from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , produced a Rent Control Order v/hich
not only controlled future increases in rent but legislated for
a reduction in the existing rates for dwelling houses to what
they were two months earlier. The Order also required all leases