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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [75r] (149/206)
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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Pearl Cinema has shown one or two American films but soon
withdrew them. Bahrainis find little to admire in most
English and nmerican films. The Hollywood M song and dance ,,
film does not attract 9 but the ’'westerner" or "action film"
is popular<, and several have been shown at the "Muharraa
Cinema". H
(viii) PRI CES OF 5SSENTL.L COMiODITI BS .
Report not yet received.
2!6. QUARANTINE .
While he is in the United Kingdom,Colonel Moody
hopes to obtain sanction for the appointment of a European"
Quarantine Officer who would superintend quarantine ar
rangements at Sitra. The question, as to whether he will,
as the previous Quarantine Medical Officer, medically attend
the ships visiting Sitra, is under discussion between the
Bahrain Petroleum Company and 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 Company
having given indications at various times that they would
prefer to themselves provide medical attention for the crews,
at any rate, of tankers belonging to Companies affiliated to
them. It would, however, be a waste to have a doctor at
Sitra solely for quarantine work. The Oil Company have
built a dispensary there.
S 1 ?* ROYAL NAVY „
On the 15th H.M.S. "Wren", Commander J.G. Martin,
R.N., arrived at Abu Dhabi. ns Shaikh Shakhbut was slightly
indisposed his brother Shaikh Hazza' went on board and called
or the Captain. JVhen he left, the ship, a salute of three
guns was fired for him. Later Commander Martin came ashore
and called on Shaikh Shakhtut in his Fort. H.M.S. "Wren"
left Abu Dhabi in the evening and arrived at Sharjah in the
morning of the 16th. 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 went on board and
called on the Captain. The ship left Sharjah in the evening.
218 ♦ PAKISTA N CURRENCY .
Reference paragraph 207 of Intelligence Summary
In its editorial of the 17th September "DAWN"
again, inter alia, charges 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.
with having
issued a "peremptory order on the banks and Government
offices of the island not to accept Pakistan Currency on
any account", "It is quite obvious", says the newspaper,
that the bias among the top administrative personnel there
is definitely against Pakistan".
219. £ATYR.
It is reported that one Naim bin Wadiya, a subject
of the Sultan of Muscat, is being held in captivity near
Zakrit in Qatar. 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.
, has written both to
His Excellency the Ruler of Qatar and to the Amir of Zakrit
asking them to take all measures necessary to release the man
and send him to Bahrain.
220. TRUCI/.L COAST
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (100 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/R/15/2/319
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:102v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence