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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [‎22r] (43/146)

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The record is made up of 1 file (71 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1946-31 Dec 1946. 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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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SOT'IARY No.9 FOR THE PERIOD
1ST TO 15TH MAY* 1946.
86. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) Reference paragraph 73(ii) of intelligence
Summary No.8.
^ 3rd Captain r o c. Murphy, Political Officer,
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , left for Karachi by B.O.A.Co 'plane.
(ii) Reference paragraph 73(iii) of intelligence
Summary No.8.
Sharjah,
On the 9th 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. returned from
(nr) On the 10th the Hon’ble Sir Geoffrey prior,
K.C.I.E., Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived
from Bushire by the L.T. "Nearchus".
87 • VISITORS .
(i) Reference paragraph 64 of intelligence Summary
No.?.
m , . . , 0n the 6th Shaikh All bin Abdullah bin Qasim al~
Thani, eldest son of the Ruler of Qatar, and his son Shaikh
Jasim left for Qatar by launch.
(ii) On the 15th Shaikh Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz A1
ro^ a,a ^- s 5 >n , of ^ he Amir of Hayil (Nejd), arrived in Bahrain
for medical treatment. He is a guest of His Highness.
88. C ALLS .
On the 12th His Highness Shaikh Sir Salman bin
Khalifa 5 K.C.I.E., accompanied by his ancles,
Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa and Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa c T F
called on the Hon’ble the political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. . 5
Ihe Hon'ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. returned the
call the same day at His Highness’ palace at Gladhabiyeh.
He was accompanied by 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. and 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. .
89 • ENTERTAINMENT OF BAHRAIN COMHUIK iTTES.
(i) On the 12th the Hon’ble the political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
entertained the Ruler of Bahrain, members of the A1 K-halifah
family, and members of the local Arab and Indian communities
at a tea-party at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . ‘
(ii) On_the 13tn the Hon’ble the political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
gave a Cocktail Party at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to some 75 members of
trie local British and American communities.
90 ° DUBAI ELECTRICITY SCHEME .
r Reference paragraph 46 of Intelligence Summary
lv 0.0. °
Messrs. Gray Mackenzie and Company have now
received quotations from their London buying agents for
the plant required for this scheme and have submitted them
to the Shaikh.
(Continued)

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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 1946. 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. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:

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1 file (71 folios)
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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 73; 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 1-73; 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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