'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [103r] (205/330)
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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2.
24th a serious mishap cOcurred with a petrol fire and one man was
very seriously burnt. A B.O.A.C. flying b*at landed at Yas Island
and the injured were evacuated to Bahrain. As a result of the
efforts of an engineering party which went down by sea to Yas Island
the aircraft were flown off and arrived in Bahrain on the 26th.
69, Boom in land prices in Bahrain
Some of the Bahrain merchants have undoubtedly done very well
financially during the past two cr three years and as these same
merchants are afraid that the value of the rupee currency will dete-
riorate after the war they are purchasing land. In conseouence
land valuer have risen very considerably. During the period under
review a small parcel .of land which changed hands three years ago
for F .2,000/- was recently purchased by Mr. Khalid Aujan the agent
for the British-American Tobacco Company for F^.70,000/-.
70. The Bahrain Petroleum CompanyLimited
There has been mild agitation among the unskilled labour
employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company for free transportation
between their houses and their work. 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.
has taken
the matter up with the Oil Company and it has been agreed that the
men's demands are to a certain amount justified as the cost of bus
fares have risen considerably. The Bahrain Petroleum Company and^
the Bahrain Government are making combined endeavours to find suffi
cient transport to carry Manama and Maharraq workmen to and from
the Company's premises at Awali. Unfortunately it is impossible
to take immediate action as no transport will be available until
the Bahrain Government's lorries arrive from India and the vehicles
promised by the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Service Command to the Bahrain Petroleum
Company are forthcoming.
71. Da te s
Dates are once mere proving embarrassing. As much as are
required for local consumption have already been purchased by the
Bahrain Government but large quantities of dates are now becoming
available, apparently from Persia, and are being offered for sale
here at F .12/- a Gosra. The Bahrain Government purchasing through
Messrs. Andrew Weir & Company had to pay P’.30/- a gosra*c .iTlf-Q Bahrain.
The Question of prohibiting the import of dates is under active
consideration as shoulcl these very cheap dates now come on to the
open market the Bahrain Government will probably suffer a severe
financial loss. •
72. Bahrain Government employees
The Bahrain Government are again having difficulty with their
State employees. The position is that the Police and other essen
tial departments of the Bahrain Government are now receiving adequate
pav but certain individuals who were car drivers and skilled artisans
orior to taking service with the Bahrain Government can now command
much higher rai-es in their old occupation than in their present ones.
On the termination of their agreements policemen and others are
seekinr their discharge in order to undertake more remunerative worK
elsewhere. Discussions are taking .place between.the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and the
Bahrain Government with a view to finding a solution to the problem.
The position will become acuter as the tremendous building programme
on the mainland gathers way. It is understood
American Oil Company will shortly^be recruiting 10,000 workmen or
the Has Tanura refinery construction.
73. Meteorological
Maximum temperature
Minimum temperature
Maximum humidity
Minimum humidity
97.6°F on 29th April 1944
66.7°F on 24th April 1944
95 % on 17th April 1944
31 % on 30th April 1944.
4-5-44.
(Sd.) T. HICKINBOTHAM
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.
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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:
- international shipping and the activities of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and commercial transport companies such as Imperial Airways Limited;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar (particularly Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ), Persia [Iran], and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- economic matters and food supplies;
- the activities of the oil companies;
- War funds;
- defence matters;
- smuggling of gold and arms and the traffic of slaves;
- American interests;
- meteorological information;
- locusts;
- medical matters.
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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The file is arranged chronologically.
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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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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'
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- front, front-i, 2r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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