'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [‎31r] (61/206)

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101. AID FOR Pj.LiiISTTMk
h pro P^? ®? h , rai ? Government, 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. , the Managers of
Bj.lCO, Petroleum Goncessions Limited, Cable & V<ireless, and other
aM?ai?n? m f^ e ^ i r d K 1 ^ ttGI ‘ S fr0m th ’' Bahrain Palestine lilcoMtee
to^c^ron^n^or contributions to tne Palestine Fund and asking them
r poo c p 1 * tu - 1 thG letters among their employees. The Managers of
th^^honfa 01 ?^ Ooncossions, Ltd., etc., have been advised that
i t *u r - taka no action on the letter or inform the
;^i^ 2 < that <. thel L c ? mpany rulGS db not allow them to solicit
contributions from their employees.
102. Q^TiiR SURV^.Y^ .
Reference para 86 of Intelligence Summary No. 6 .
His Excellency the Ruler of C^atar has expressed himself as
~ b nQ n ?rJn™ J} ave deceived Captain Southern's message and
?-^ or ^ ed 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. that any assistance he and the
inhabitants of Qatar render the officers of H.M.G. is a duty. He
thank Captain Southern and to
infrm him of the pleasure he took in the behavour of his men on
their visits to Qatar.
103 LDCnL ,,FF^IRS .
21 st the Boy$i SchoollSports were held at Muharraq.
They included a scooter race for the youngest boys, an obstacle race,
displays of physical drill and gymnastics, and musical chairs on
donkey-back for the teachers. His Excellency 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. ,
^tghness Shaikh^Salman, and Shaikhs Mohd. and Abdulla bin Isa.
the two uncles of His Highness, were among those present.
u T ^ ere werQ , two ^i^es during the period under report, one in
Janamah town and the other in a village a few miles from the town.
There were no casualties and little damage.
Qn+^ 4 -u Tile u e Was a good attendance at the Spring Race Meeting on the
^ ^ ^ a ° u Sh some attempt had been made by the more raucous partisans
1 ne Palestine iirabs to boycott the meeting. The weather was
E> but a .f tron g shamal" wind blew throughout. In the main event
the favourite was beaten in a close finish, but there were few other
surprises in a card of 6 events. 10 $ of the totalisator proceeds
^were devoted to the Red Crescent’'. His Excellency the Political
jsident and Lady Hay, His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain, Captain
M h ?-, boni 5 r ? aval 0 ff i caI, 5 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Political .ugent.
ha.-khs lohd. and Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifah, and Mr. and I^rs
lielgrave were among those present.
(iv) Th ree local merchants, Messrs Khalid Aujah, the British
American Tobacco Company agent, Abdurrahman Mohd. Tahir.and Muhammad
iili, son of Muhammad Tahir Al-Sharif,have gone to the United Kingdom
for the British Industries Fair.
104 SIPPING .
Thirty two ships (10 British, 7 Panama, 6 U.S.a. 3 Norwegian,
2 Dutch, 1 Greek, 1 Portuguese, 1 Italian and 1 Spanish) called at
the port of Bahrain during the period under report. Imports were
3,868 tons of general cargo for Bahrain and 864 tons for transhipment
to the mainland. Exports were three tons of general
cargo