'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [49r] (97/146)
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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186* KALBA.
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On the 1st 4 Shihuh thieves entered a date garden at
Diba-Hisu, but fled on being challenged by the owner. He thereupon
fired at and killed one of them, the rest escaping.
187 * SAUDI ARABIA .
There was a strong rumour in Bahrain during the earlier
part of the period under report that King ibn Saud intended to abdi
cate in favour of his eldest son, the Amir Saud, at the end of Rama
dan. Nothing more has been heard of this report,
188 • H.M.S. "NORPC hK".
Reference paragraph 170 of Intelligence Summary No.15.
On the 28th the cruiser H.M.S. "Norfolk" left Bahrain.
189. S HAH ALBUM SHO AL.
On the night of the 17th the tanker S.S. "Pit River" en
route to Italy with a full cargo of petroleum products from Bahrain
ran aground on the Shah Allum Shoal. After discharging part of
her cargo over* the side she was refloated on the 20th and continued
her voyage. Earlier this year the U.S. Navy tanker "USS Cacapon"
also^ran^aground on the same shoal. The question of adequately
marking it has been under consideration but the physical formation
of the sea bed in the vicinity makes it difficult to place a light
vessel or light float on the shoal.
190.
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
RESTRENrv .
.On the 17th the camp Office of the Hon'ble the political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
was transferred to jufair.
191 • R OYAL NAVAL BASE .
On the 28th H.M.S. "Wild Goose" arrived in Bahrain, and
left on the 31st.
, 0n the 31st the Royal Naval Base at Jufair was closed.
The headquarters of Captain R.J.R. Bendy, R.N., Senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, are now afloat in H.M.S. "Wild Goose".
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192 * MOVEMENTS OF TRUCIAL SHAIKHS .
„ On^the 17th Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of Ras al
Khaimah, arrived at Dubai and returned to Ras al Khaimah on the 19th.
(ii) Reference paragraph 176(vi) of intelligence Summary No.15.
On the 17th Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr, brother of the
•i S J? ar ^ ah9 re ^ urned to Sharjah from Ras al Khaimah. On the
23rd Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of Sharjah, returned from Ras al
Khaimah to Sharjah.
(iii) Reference paragraph 176(iv) of Intelligence Summary No.15.
On the 23rd Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad, Regent of Kalba
returned to Sharjah from Ras al Khaimah. He stated he could not
proceed thence to Kalba as originally planned as he was unwell. He
now proposes to stay a few days in Hira and then go to Kalba.
193. PEARLING .
Reference paragraph 158 of intelligence Summary No.14.
The pearling fleet left Bahrain on the 30th August.
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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:
- shipping;
- visits of British and foreign notables;
- economic and commercial matters, including the pearling industry;
- arms traffic;
- local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- the movements of Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs;
- the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit in the region;
- water, electricity, and telecommunications;
- development of industry in Bahrain, such as the cotton mill;
- weather and meteorological data.
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- 1 file (71 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 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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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports'
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- front, front-i, 2r:72v, 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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