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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [‎161r] (321/330)

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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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/218.
with the theft of 2,000 rounds of R.A.F. ammunition i. ,.i
from the Royal Air Force Lines at Sharjah. Flight Lieu
tenant Frankland was in fact more concerned about the
theft of 30,000 rounds of R.A.F. ammunition here,which he
had hadthat day reported to him. It seems that this
ammunition was stolen from the R.A.F. magazine at Maharraq
and indications are that the Levies are seriously involved
in the theft. Todate the civil police have been able to
recover 8,000 rounds which include 1,000 rounds of revolver
ammunition. It is strongly suspected that the major
portion of the ammunition has already gone overseas and
agents f reports from Qatar indicate that possibly 7,000 to
8,000 rounds are secreted at Rueis and Al Khor. The Shaikh
of Qatar has been asked to co-operate in our endeavours
to recover the ammunition and 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 sent
a special messenger to Qatar to consult v/ith the Shaikh and
is also having enquiries made through confidential channels.
T ravel facilities for civilian families from the United Kingdom.
Unlike the wives of officials of the Government of India
the wives of employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company do not
appear to be encountering any very serious obstacles to their
leaving England for the East. Sixteen ladies have already
arrived in Cairo from the United Kingdom. Two of these
ladies are accompanying their husbands who are coming out to
Bahrain for the first time. It was not until they reached
Port Said that transport difficulties were encountered but
the situation has somewhat eased and quite a number are
expected to arrive in Bahrain in the near future.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited
(i) On the 12th three American employees of the Berchtel
McCone Corporation, having consumed a quantity of spirituous
liquor, paid a visit to Manama town. They assaulted several
beggars who were annoying them and later*took refuge from the
crowd which had collected in a local coffee shop. The
Military Police from Awali were on their way to Manama to
deal with the situation when Mr. C.A. Rodstrom, the local
representative of the Arabian American Oil Company, succeeded
in persuading the men to leave the coffee shop where they
were then engaged in throv/ing pieces of furniture at various
members of the crowd and return to the Oil Company's premises
at Awali. The following day the men were dismissed by the
Company for cause and left Bahrain by air.
(ii) The Drum Plant.
Preparations are now being made to ship a maximum of
44,000 drums a month of high octane fuel from Bahrain. The
loading and stevedoring is being done by the military autho
rities who are sending petroleum experts with 300 Indian
troops to cope with the situation. At the moment however
the plant for making the drums is not working satisfactorily
as could be expected as it is only turning out 18,000 drums
a month. Additional machinery is however on the way and it
is hoped before long to increase the production to the
required figure of 44,000.
The Arabian American Oil Company, Dhahran.
Reference paragraph No.204 of Intelligence Summary
No.22 of 1944.
Passages have been secured for 33 of the Indians and
they left Bahrain on the 14th and 15th.

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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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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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