'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [‎121r] (241/330)

SECRET . Intelligence Sumary of the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, for
No. 13 of 1944 the period 1st to 15th July 1944.
117. Shipping
Fourteen ships called at Bahrain during the period under
report and of then ten were of British registry, three Anerican,
and one Swedish. The exports during the period consisted of
53,508 tons petroleum products and 78 tons general cargo. The
imports, which consisted mainly of oil company construction
material, were 8,390 tons for Bahrain and 1,016 tons for tran
shipment to Saudi Arabia. At the end of the period under report
two ships were still in port.
118. Movements of Officials
(i) On the 9th Major T. Hickinbotham, C.I.E., O.B.E., Political
Agent, left Bahrain by air on one month's leave to India. Mr.T.E.
# Rogers is acting as 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. in his absence.
(ii) On the 9th Lt. Col. H.T. Hewitt, M.C., Station Commander,
Bahrain, returned from a short visit to Baghdad.
119. Visitors
(i) On the 5th Sir Olaf Caroe, K.C.I.E., Secretary to the
Government of India in the External Affairs Department, and
Sir Denis Pilditch, Secretary to the Government of India in
the Home Department, passed through Bahrain from Tehran en-route
to India.
(ii) Sq/Ldr. Cramer of the Legal Branch of R.A.F. Air Headquarters
Middle East visited Bahrain on the 12th July and called on 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. .
(iii) On the 15th Sir John Woodhead, KrC.I.E., head of the com
mission of inquiry into the famine in India, passed through
Bahrain en-route to India. Sir John called on the Political
Agent and dined at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
(iv) Reference paragraph 111 (viii) of Intelligence Summary
No.12 of 1944.
Shaikh Abdullah al Fadhal left Bahrain on 15th July for
Dammam and is expected to return about the 26th of this month.
. (v) Reference paragraph No.Ill (vi) of Intelligence Summary
No.12 of 1944.
Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah bin Qasim al Than! is reported
to be progressing well in the Anerican Mission Hospital. It
is expected that he will shortly be able to leave the hospital.
120. Air Transport ^Security
The Station Manager of the British Overseas Airways Corpo
ration, Mr. H. L. Pointer, and the Senior Traffic Officer Mr.
G.B. Gillibrand, called on 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. on 12th July to
discuss the question of tightening up security at the flying boat
basis. There had been some pilfering at night from flying boats
and information had been received that some mail bags had been
slashed and mail stolen on the Cairo — Karachi run. It was not
thought that this had occurred at Bahrain but extra precautions
were desirable. The company had requested the R.A.F. Station
Commander to supply guards but the latter had been unable to
assist. 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. suggested that as far as petty
pilfering was concerned, passengers could be told that no res
ponsibility would be accepted for articles left overnight in the
aircraft and that they should not leave articles behind. As to
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