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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [‎38r] (75/206)

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The record is made up of 1 file (100 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1948-31 Dec 1948. 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 INTKLLIGbNCB SUi'iMAHY FOR PERIOD
16th to 31st May, 1948
122. MOVRi^MTS OF OFFICIALS
(i) On the 22nd Major A.L.A. Drodgo, ^ t
Secretary to 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. ,
left by air for Karachi. He returned to Bahrain on
the 31st.
(ii) On the 27th His Excellency the Political
Resident left by air for Kuwait.
(iii) Reference paragraph 107 (iii) of Intellig*
ence Summary No. 8.
On the 27th Mr. G.N. Jackson, M.b.E*,
Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Sharjah, left for
Sharjah in S.S* n Bamora n .
(it) On the 27th Lt-Col. Vv.J. Moody, Medical
Adviser to 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. , left
for ^atar by Petroleum Concessions Limited launch and
returned on the 28,th.
Cv) On the 28th 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
^atar by Petroleum Concession Limited's plane
returning the same day.
(vi) Reference paragraph 93 (iii) of Intelligence
Summary No. 7.
On the 24th Captain L.E. Porter, R*N.,
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , left Bahrain in
H.M.S. "Vildgoose".
123. vi s um
Reference paragraph 85 of Intelligence
Summary No. 6.
Mr. Wilfred Thesiger returned to Sharjah
from Buraimi by camel. On the 28th he anived in
Bahrain by a sailing boat and stayed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
124. CALLS
On the 30th Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa A1
Khalifah, Uncle of His Highness, called on 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. before leaving for Cairo.
125. UNITED efiiTES Na VY
iOn the 19th May the United States Aircraft
0 Carrier "RENDOVA" and the Destroyer "C.H. RQAN ,f arrived
at Sitra/, and calls were exchanged the same morning
between 'the Commanding Officers of the two ships and
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. , His Highness
the Ruler of Bahrain, the Senior Naval Officer, Persian
Gulf
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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 1948. 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;
  • local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Oman, 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 work of third parties in the region, such as the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Gray, Mackenzie and Co., and Petroleum Concessions Limited;
  • labour matters, especially strikes and unrest;
  • local reaction to international events such as the end of the British Mandate in Palestine and the death of Mohandas Gandhi;
  • the activities of the Royal Navy;
  • the supply of electricity, water and telecommunications;
  • aviation;
  • the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit;
  • the traffic of slaves;
  • quarantine and medical matters;
  • weather and meteorological data.

The final page of the final report appears to be missing.

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1 file (100 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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