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SECRET .
No. 9 of 1945.
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
peripd 1st to 15th May. 1945 .
63. SHIPPING .
Twe iy e v.? tl ^S s i ? a '*’ le< ^ Bahrain during the period under
Eight ° f the “ were of British registry, one American,
c?5i D ^ tc "’ one Panamen ian and one Norwegian. The imports were
5l4t tons general cargo for Bahrain and 121 tons for tranship
ment to Saudi Arabia. The exports.consisted of 5i tons gene
ral cargo and 56,200 tons petroleum products. *
64. MOVEMENTS OP OPFTCTAT.S -
Reference paragraph 56 (iii) of I.S. No. 8 of 1945.
. „ „ 0n the lst Ma y ^he Hon'bla Lieutenant-Colonel
h,*. C o ’ Polit ic al Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , left
by H.M.S. "Seabelle" for Bushire. «
the lst Ma7 the Hon'ble sir Geoffrey Prior,
K.C.I.E., left by air for Basra en route to the United Kingdom.
(ill) On the 4th May Captain J.C.E. Bowen, His Majesty's
hifway to sSthiref 1 ’ Called ° n th6 Politioal A S e « fc on
65. VISITORS . )
(i) Reference paragraph No. 22(ii) of j.s. No. 3 of
X c/^bO •
.. p n ° n the 3rd Mfy His Excellency Sir Reginald Dorman-
G.B.E*, accompanied by his secretary, Mr. u. Tintut
arrived from the United Kingdom and left on the 4th May*
0n , th ? Z th May Mr - A<J - Sinciair, M.I.M.E. News
Director, arrived from Cairo en route to India.
(iii) On the 15th May Mr. A. Hudson Davies and Mr. English.
Arri^ S H n c atiV AK 2 f the Ministr y of i* abou r and National Services,
arrived from Abadan. *
66 - V«E» DAY .
by bo ^ r our publicity made V.E. Day more obviously
imminent there were local attempts to "jump the flag"! the ^
a bo ^ e i eb ?' a i e j coupled with the normal nervous tension
Arab, could not wait for the official "all clear". When
nict»rp ,r ther ^ W ? S inev i tabl y a ^nge of anticlimax in the
Nevertheless, flags during the day and lights at
night made a brave show. The squibs were old and damp but
tneir dulness only a reminder that material for making them
use in sterner fire works. Floodlights on the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
^jewonders of make-up for its diurnal face. The 9th, 10th,
and 14th were public holidays. Congratulations on the defeat
wer ® r ® ceive d from all classes coupled not infrequently
h ? p ^ hat Burma would soon be freed and rice again 7
available to the Musalmeen in pre-war plentitude.
a reoent?™ h ?^ f i tern ? 0n 2 f v, the 9th May 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. held
a reception for local notables, and on the evening of the fol-
communities^ 8 entertalned menlb ers of the British and American
Hie u-t„v! n the ci 4 HV th ? 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. gave an Arab dinner for
Ruler^f nnhr^n ik ?h Si i! Salma 'J J 5111 Hamad b i n I sa A1 Khalifa,
t. B hrai ^’-, the heads of local British and American
persons present? leadlng mercba nts. There were about a hundred
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