'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [‎93r] (185/330)

'€)
A
SjCRUT
of 1944
/c
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 periou 15th to 20th
February 10^1.
^ 27. Shipping
Two British tankers* one down-mail of the 3.I.S.IJ. Co. ,Ltd.,
and four American steamers called at this ^ort during', the fortnight.
Imports consisted of e,047 tons car.ro for Bahrain* mainly Oil Com
pany material, and 222 tons transhipment carro for Saudi Arabia.
Exports v/ere 18,014 tons petroleum products and 100 tons reneral
car { ':o.
28. Move me nts of .Of fic ials
Reference parapraph L T o.l9(ii) of Intelli; once Summary No,3
of 1044.
The Political Arent Bahrain returned from a tour of the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. on the 21st by air.
Vis ito rs
(i) On the 21st Commodore J.M. Hovson, Senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. arrived by air from Basra and loft the follouinp day
for a tour of the Gulf.
✓
On the 26th the Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. returned
to Bahrain by air and called on His Hip line ss the Ghaihh.
(ii) Mr. F.L. Thornton Divisional Manager of Messrs. Cable and
V/ireless Limited Karachi arrived from Basra by air on the 21st and
oc.
left for Karachi by air on the
28th.
30
31.
(Hi) Mr. Lloyd H. Hamilton the Chairman of the Bahrain Petroleum
Company Limited arrived from New York by air on the 21st.
• Royal Ai r_ Fo rce
Reference uararraoh 22 of Intelli ence Summary Ho.3 of 12 —.
The work on the buildin' s for the U.S.a.T.C. in Bahrain has
pro ressed satisfactorily, but there has been a further hold up
at Sharjah particularly owing to short supply of coral rock, Every
effort is being made to ensure adequate deliveries of coral rock
and juss.
Educ at ion of the. Shaikh SLL IL a JLRil
The minor Shaikh of Kalba arrived on the 28th. The yo'ing
boy has cone to Bahrain in order that he may receive an education
which will be of service to him when the time comes for him to
take over the Sheikhdom of Kalba from his uncle the Regent Shaikh
Khalid bin Ahmed al Ja*-assini. This attempt to educate one of
the sons of the Trucial Shaikhs is nery much of an experiment and
it is doubtful whether it will be successful. The hoy is very
unused to discipline, has never been aw/ay from home before, and
within a short time of his arrival was berinnin' to wish himself
back in Kalba.
32. Smuggling:
Reference. oara r raoh No.8
Intelli once 3unmar~ T Ho.l of ]£'14
The proceedings have now been concluded in the arms smuggling
case and various interesting points have-come to light. It is
strongly,suspected that immediately prior to the attempt to smuggle
arms and ammunition out of Bahrain, an attempt which was success
fully frustrated by the local police, some 16 motor tyres and a
quantity of pieces oods were smuggled out and sent to Kuwait. The
men who were caught in the recent case have been convicted and
they were undoubtedly members of a big gang of smugglers who worked
in a large way, One of the Mgharraq Naturs was in the pay of the
smugglers and was among the persons convicted at the trial,-. Abdul
lah al-Ammar r i the son of a well known pearl merchant of Maharraq
was sentenced to 8 months rigorous imprisonment and a fine of
Rs,2,OJTC/-, The'Hatur was sentenced to one year’s rigorous impri
sonment, and the owner of the house which was used as a base and
a meeting place was sentenced .to six months rigorous imprisonment^
/Good s