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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [‎95r] (189/330)

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The record is made up of 1 file (163 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1943-31 Dec 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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late I'll rence Suamary of tne
Political A.ency, Balmain,
for the perio.’ 1st to 13tl:
March 19
12 ships called at Bahrain (lurin' the period under report.
8 of then v/ere of British registry and d Anerican. Inports con
sisted of 3,958 tons for Bahrain and 7o3 tons for Saudi Arabia.
Exports v/ere 619 tons -eneral carpo and 32,931 tons petroleum
products.
35. Movenej^ts of Offic ial s
(i) Mr. R.M, Ha^ow, 1,0*3., Assistant Political A^ent left for
Sharjah on the n th and returned on the 13th.
(ii) Captain M.P.0*C. Tandy, I.P.S., Political Officer Trucial
Coast arrived from Sharjah for consultation vith the Political
Afent and for dental treatment on the 13th and returned to Sharjah
by civil aircraft on the 15th.
36, V isi tors
(i) Shaikh Abdullah al Fac’hal accompanied by far id al Basrawi
called on the Political a; ent on the 1st of March. Maria al
Basrawi has boon appointed to assist*Shaikh Abdullah al fadhal.
(ii) Arran" enents ,T era made to accommodate Mr * do Carteret the
Deputy Minister for Air of the Canadian Government•and Air Vice-
Marshal Bairn on the 2nd but ovinp to a mis’inderstanding their
aircraft landed at ahahran and they did not arrive in Bahrain
until the mornin; of the 3rd.
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1 e Carteret who
;ch up:
at the inconvenience caused explained that neither he nor Air Vice-
Marshal Maim had the least idea that the plane was to land at
Bahrain.
(iii) Prince Ali Khan, the eldest son of II,li. The Af.hu Khan, passed
throuyii Bahrain on the 2nd by British Overseas Airways Corporation
plane on his way to Alfeiria where he is understood, to be tahin;; up
an appointment,
(iv) On the 6th Brigadier General Malloy accompanied by various
staff officers of the UdS.A.T.C. arrived and stayed the nijd.it
en-route for India. General Malloy returned from India or. the
9th and left for Mabbaniyahon the 10th.
(v) Air Marshal Sir Keith Par. 1 :, K.B.S. , C.3. , M.C. , ^.19.0. , ^ir
Officer Command in:, in Chief Middle East arrived on the .5th. Me
v/assaccompanied by Air Commodore A.P. Davidson the new Air Officer
Commanding at KabbaniyahjhnG. a numerous staff which included Group
Captain Potter, Group Captain Landells, and Grouo Captain Alexander.
The party carried out a general inspection of the construc
tion vvorl: for the D.S.A.T.C. both here and at Sharjah. The Air
Marshal left for Habbaniyah on the 9th,
(vi) Mis Imperial Iliyhness Prince Ctlman Saud brother of her
Imperial Hi; hness the Princess of Berar passed throu-h Bahrain
on the 10th.
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(vii) On the 12th Major Roberts Mechanical Transport Adviser to
the Saudi Arabian Government arrived '.inexpectedly from Dhahran.
He returned to Saudi Arabia on the 1 ,th after havinc obtained infor
mation with rerard to the weight and volume of the merch.andise
which entered Saudi Arabia via Bahrain both before the war and at
the present time.
(viii) Major Kophinson, R.A.M.C., arrived on the 12th from Saudi
Arabia, He is a Malarioloyist an. hopes to be able to examine the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in the near future. He was informed that every
assistance would be riven and that there were no restrictions on
his travellin/ anywhere from Abu Dhabi to Khassab provided he hept
the Political Officer Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. informed of his movements.
Major Hophinson is attached to the Anti-Locust Mission.
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The file contains fortnightly intelligence summaries produced by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain for the years 1943-44. The reports, marked as secret, were sent to the Government of India, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and numerous diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. Each report covers a two week period.

The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject, often closely connected to the Second World War. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:

Appended to most reports is a table containing shipping data.

Written by hand on the cover of the file is: 'Destroy, but retain '44 summaries'.

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1 file (163 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-73; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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