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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [58r] (115/146)
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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and has recently made them presents of cash and ammunition.
He received news of the Manasir-Awamir party the day before the
raid mentioned above took place 9 and sent a messenger by car
to warn the Beni Qitab to move their camels to a place of
safety. After the incident he. asked Shaikh Muhammad bin Ali
bin Huwaidin of the Beni Qitab to join him in a raid against the
Buraimi villages of Abu Dhabi despite the fact .that no Abu
Dhabi subject took part in the attack on the Beni Qitab.
Although Shaikh Muhammad replied that he had been too hard hit
in recent engagements agains ; him for him to be ready to join
in any raid for at least another month the Shaikh of Dubai
pressed on with his own preparations, and was only deterred from
carrying out the projected raid when reminded in strong t6rms by
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 this was directly counter to his promise
to maintain the status quo, and to refrain from indulging in any
further hostile acts against the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi.
2 25. BANK AT DUBAI .
Reference paragraph 213 of intelligence Summary No.18.
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On the 3rd an Agreement was signed between the Shaikh
of Dubai and the Manager of the Dubai branch of the Imperial
Bank of Iran.
On the 12th the Bank opened for business.
2 26. P1TROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED.
Reference paragraph 203 of intelligence Summary No.18.
The vehicles and equipment of the Geo-physical Party
have now arrived at Sharjah.' Ten members of the party have %also
arrived, and three more, including the chief Gep-physicist, are
expected shortly. Operations ha-os s tap ted at Sharjah and Ajman
along a line 5 kilometres inland.
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2 27. CABLE d W TRELFISS LTMTTF.O 0
Reference paragraph 157 of intelligence Summary No.14.
Messrs. Cable & Wireless have now informed the Bahrain
Government that the installation of an automatic telephone would
be too ambitious a project and hao'e offered instead to instal a
new magneto^system. The question of an automatic exchange is,
however, still under consideraticr.
228 q B AHRAIN PORT FAC TLTTTF.S ..
The Bahrain Government have recently been considering the
institution of a bonded warehouse system as at Aden. They find
however that the quantity of RE cargo at present imported would
have to be considerably increased to offset the loss in revenue
and to pay for the outlay on additit nal staff and new buildings
that would be necessary. They are now considering the extension
t.o all Gulf ports of the present RE system in force between-
Bahrain and certain ports in Saudi frabia. when making this
extension they hope to increase considerably the. period allowed
for the reshipment of RE cargo.
2 29. FORD A GENCY FO R DUBAI.
Khalil Kanoo, Rord. Agent
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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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