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No 3 of 1944
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
February 1944.
18. Sh: oping
Seven ships (3 British, 3 American, and 1 Dutch) called
at this port during the period under report including two tankers
which lifted a total cargo of 23,037 tons petroleum products and
3 tons general cargo. Imports were 1,243 tons including 277
tons tran^-shipment cargo for Saudi Arabia.
19. Movements of Officials
(i) Major T, Hickinbotham, C.I.E., 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 visited the Shaikh of Qatar at Riyan on the 2nd. The
journey was accomplished by launch and car and entailed a sea
journey of 50 miles and a car drive of 60 miles each way.
(i:.) 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 left for Sharjah on tour to
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 9th. He returned to Bahrain
on the 12th to meet Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill,
G.BoE., &c., &c. 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. returned to Sharjah by
air on the 14th.
20 • Movements of Bahrain Government Officials
Mr. G.W.R. Smith, Director of Customs Bahrain left for
Basrah by air on the 29th January to personally investigate the
shortage in date shipments to Bahrain. The result of his visit
does not seem to have been particularly satisfactory as dates do
not seem to be coming forward any faster. Mr. Smith returned
on the 2nd February.
21. Visitors
(i). Mr. H.S, Bowlby, Petroleum Division Representative, Baghdad
arrived on the 5th from India and had discussions with the Poli
tical Agent, the Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petro
leum Co., Ltd,, and the Manager of Messrs. Gray Mackenzie & Co.,
Lt. ; Owing to a serious shortage of coal the Government of
India are anxious to ship 6,000 tons of coke from Bahrain every
month and Mr. Bowlby was investigating’ the ways and means of
achieving this desirable object. There are 250p00 tons of coke
ly.ng here. He also dealt with various petroleum matters. He
lei. t for Baghdad on the 7th.
(i:J Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill, G.B.E., £c., &c.,
accompanied by Air Vice Marshal R.P.Willock, C.3., Air Commodore
Brackley, Air Commodore Darrell, Wing Commander Fleming, Wing
Commander Me Dougall, and Squadron Leader Downing, arrived at
Bahrain on the 12th and after discussions with 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.
anCi tae Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain ■ Petroleum Co.,
Ltd., left for India on the 13th.
(ill) Air C&ief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, K.C.B., D.S.0.,A.F.C.,
Air Officer Commanding Air Forces in South-East Asia, passed
through Bahrain on the 14th on his way to India.
(iv) On the Sth^Lieut.-Colonel H.R.P. Dickson, C.I.E., accom
panied by Mrs. Dickson, M.B.E., arrived from Kuwait via Dhahran.
It was Colonel Dickson's first prolonged visit to Bahrain since
he was 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. about twenty years ago. His Highness the
Shaikh and Shaikhs Mohammed bin Isa and Abdullah bin Isa, C.I.E.,
dined at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on the 7th. Colonel Dickson called on His
Higmess on the 6th and Mrs. Dickson on the Lady Latifah His
Higmess' wife and the Lady Ayisha widow of the late Shaikh on
the 7th. On the 8th the Lady Ayisha returned Mrs. Dickson's
ca...l at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Colonel Dickson and the Political Arent
were received by her after tea. Colonel and Mrs. Dickson"left
for Dhahran by launch on the 9th.
(v On the 13th Air Vice-Marshal R.P. hillock, C.B., paid a
farewell call on the Shaikh. The Air Vice Marshal Is understood
to be leaving for Washington shortly.