'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [25r] (49/108)
The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1945-31 Dec 1945. 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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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 period 16th to 30th June 1945 .
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No. 12 of 1945«
93. SHIPPING .
Twelve ships called at Bahrain during the period under
report. Six of them were of British registry, four American,
and two Dutch. The imports were 160i tons general cargo for
Bahrain and 6£ tons for transhipment to the mainland. The
exports consisted of 22% tons general cargo and 1,26,900 tons
petroleum products.
94. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) Reference paragraph 83(iii) of Bahrain intelligence
Summary No. 11 of 1945.
On the 17th June, Captain R.C. Murphy left by air for
Sharjah.
(ii) On the 29th June, Mr. F.J. Wakelin, Director of Educa
tion to the Bahrain Government, left by air for Cairo.
95. R AS AL KHAIMAH .
Reference paragraph 84 of Bahrain intelligence Summary
No. 11 of 1945.
A provisional concession agreement, subject to approval
of its terms in London, has been made between the Ruler of
Ras al Khaimah and Messrs.. Petroleum Concessions, Limited.
The Ruler signed the agreement on the 21st June and left for
Sharjah by air the following day.
96. THEFT AT BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANY STORE .
On the 15th June, one American and one Canadian,
employees of the Bahrain petroleum company, were taken into
custody by the local police on a charge of stealing twenty
motor tyres from a Bahrain petroleum Company Store. Another
American, accused of abetment, was releas-ed on bail. ^ The
Assistant
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.
, who heard the case as a magistrate,
discharged this man but committed the two others to Sessions.
The case has now to come before 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.
as a
Sessions Court. Detection of the alleged theft appears to
have been made possible by information given to the Police by
a local taxi-driver to the effect that one of the accused had
promised to sell him tyres.
• it is rumoured that His Highness the sheikh will shortly
marry his third wife, the daughter of one Abdulla al Zaid, an^
ex-pearl merchant, already related by marriage to the Al Khalifa.
The bride is said to be beautiful and the marriage^to have none
but the simplest motives. The wedding will be quiet.
98.
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
(i) On the 14th Shaikh Humaid bin Mohd. bin Salim of Ras al
Khaimah left Sharjah for Ras al Khaimah with two of his men,
one of whom was of the Huboos and the other of the Ghaflah
tribes. On the way, between Jirri and Ras al Khaimah, the
Ghafli bedouin killed the Hibsi who was armed, looted Shaikh
Humaid 1 s money (estimated to be about Rs.800/-)^and his clothing
and made a get away towards Dubai. Shaikh Humaid was unarmed
except for his dagger. A pursuit party was sent after the
culprit but he has not yet been apprehended. He is said to have
97. MARRIAGE OF THE RULER.
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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 year 1945. 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 is numbered from 1 to 24 and 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:
- shipping;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and the wider Middle East;
- economic matters and food supplies;
- Bahrain Petroleum Company and other matters of oil;
- a visit to Bahrain of the Indian Film Unit;
- the Bahrain ruling family;
- the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit;
- workers' strikes in Bahrain;
- local crime;
- regional boundary disputes;
- weather and meteorological data.
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- 1 file (53 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 54; 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 2-13; 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 Summary'
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- front, front-i, 2r:53v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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