'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports' [67r] (133/146)
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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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD 16TH TO
30TH NOVEMBER,. 1946.
363. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) on the i 17th Major A.L. Greenway, 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.
Surgeon, arrived in Bahrain by the S.S. "BARPETA".
(ii) On the 25th 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.
, accompanied by
Mrs. Galloway, left for Basra on a brief visit.
964. VI SIT O RS.
(f) On^ the 17th Mr. Hussain Agar, Manager of the Etemedieh
''‘otton Mill at Bushire, arrived in Bahrain by the S.S. "BARPEIA".
(fi) On the 17th Shaikh Rashid bin Said, eldest son of
:he Shaikh of Dubai arrived in Bahrain by B.O.A.C. ’plane. He
1 as accompanied bv 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, Sharjah. They returned
o Sharjah on the 25th.
. Sir Henry Holland, K.C.I.E., of the C.M.S. at Quetta,
arrived by air on the 17th. He left on the 25th. During his
visit he performed many eye operations. Amongst his patients were
a son of His Highness and also of Shaikh Khalifah bin Mohd. bin Isa.
365. CALLS .
(i) On the 16th the Shaikha Ayesha, a wife of the late
Shaikh Hamad,called on Mrs. Galloway at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
. (ii) On the 19th and again on the 21st 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.
visited His Highness at Rafa’.
i
(iii) His Highness the Sheikh gave a large dinner party at
Rafa’ to the leading members of the British, American and Arab
communities on she 22nd November, 1946.
(iv)On the 23rd Mr. Parker T. Hart paid a farewell visit
P^i-^iio 3 -! Ag^nc at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. Ho has been succeeded as
United States Consul, Dhahran, by Mr. Bailey.
3 56. RAS AL KHAIMA H.
Reference para. 253 of intelligence Summary No.21.-
A further meeting was arranged between the Shaikh of
Ras-al-Khaimah and his brother Mohamed bin Salim at the Jerri,
tnrough the efforts of the Khawater tribe, but no final settlement
nas yet been^urrived at. it is reported that both Shaikhs will
come to Sharjah and have a further discussion in the presence of
the Shaikhs of Sharjah and Ajman.
267. PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED ,
Reference para. 255 of Intelligence Summary' No.21.
^ The geophysical party have been discussing with the
Snaikh of Ras al Khaimah the arrangements for their operations in
his territory. They are also arranging with the Shaikh of
Himriyah to survey his territory.
2 68. COTTON MI LL F OR RIHRAIN .
Reference paragraph 243 of intelligence Summary No.20
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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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