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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [55r] (109/146)
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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h^,d. no objection. On the 17th the Shaikh of Dhank arrived at
Sharjah accompanied by Shaikh Saif bin 'Amil, cnief of the Beni
Ali tribe of Yangul (Muscat), He visited Dubai on the 19th and
was well received by the Ruler of Dubai and his son Shaikh
Rashid. On the 21st he left Dubai by launch for Abu Dhabi with
a letter from the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent to the Ruler'of Abu Dhabi
informing the latter of the object of the visit. He returned
t° Dubai on the 24th and informed the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent that the
Ruler of Abu Dhabi was not willing to enter into friendly rela~
t ^ ae Ruler of Dubai as he was still suspicions of the
latter’s good intentions.
213. BANK AT DUBAI ,
Reference paragraph 204 of intelligence Summary No,17,
. , Th f. Manager of the Imperial Bank of Iran at Dubai has
received authority from London to conclude an agreement with the
Ruler of Dubai on the terms proposed.
211* PETROLEUM GONCE
LIMITED,
Reference paragraph 203 of Intelligence Summary No.17.
. Geophysical Party will, start their operations in
Sharjah^and will then visit Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al Khaimah
the Beni Qitab country and Dubai, in that order. On the 22nd
rr, F, Brookes, who is to be in charge of the party ! s camping
arrangements, arrived at Sharjah by air from Basra,
215. DUBAI .
Reference paragraph 172 of intelligence Summary No,15,
On the 20th the infant son of Shaikh Rashid died.
213.° MOV EM ENT S OP TRUCIAL 00 AS T SHA IKES .
(i) On the 10th Shaikh Muhammad bin Salim, brother of the
Ruler of Ras al_Khaimah, accompanied by his eldest son Humaid,
arrived, at Sharjah and returned to Ras al Khaimah on the 11th.
(Li) Reference para.205(iv) of Intelligence Summary No.17.
On the 10th Shaikh Rashid bin
eturned from Ras al Khaimah to Ajman.
iwa on the Batinah Goast and rptu
Humaid, Ruler of Ajman,
Soon after he 1, ft for
(Hi) On the 13th Shaikh Sultan bin Salim, Ruler of Ras al
Khaimah arrived at Sharjah from Ras al Khaimah. He visited Dub,
on t le 14th and 15th and left for Ras al Khaimah in the evening
via Dhaid arriving there on the 16th.
(iv) On the 16th Shaikh Khalid bin A Lima d
returned from Ras al Khaimah to Hira.
Regent of Kalb
a,
(v) On the 18th Shaikh Sultan bin. Saq_r, Ruler of Shariah,
returned from Ras al Khaimah ,to Sharjah. He left again for'
Ras al Khaimah on the 22nd.
(vi) Reference para.205(iv) of Intelligence Summary No.17.
Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr returned from Ras al Khaimah
on the 24th. ' ~ iai
2 17. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The house of Haji Sulaimam Hamad al Bassam, a well-to-no
/Saudi subject...
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/317
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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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