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'File 8/39 A. S. L. O.'s [Air Staff Liaison Officer] Reports' [‎10r] (19/416)

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The record is made up of 1 file (206 folios). It was created in 6 Aug 1946-Jan 1949. 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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On 11th September the -.on*bio jjt Ool \!^ }bKs.y t C#S#.X# G«X*E*
rhe Bolltical Resident in the Persian G-ulf, aocaapanied by the A#S#L#0*
left for it as cat in L,.Nearchus# On arrival there on the 14th,
salutes of i im.s vore fire 1 ..or h#u* the b^iljan and. xor me i•■£■-*
Later in t. .e i-iomin; 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. aceoivipanied oy
the Political Asent and the A^o.L,0. called on Ris HiPhnesa the Sultan,
Saiyid Sa f id bin faiemir# She Call ivas retained the ssuae morning at
the ircncy*
2c RO'.:.iI Ril'd
.L.S Loch Glen Dhu left for bcobay on 11th# :i#R#S# Loch
Quoich arrived frora jic. Lay on 1i tn and left i or nasra. on 23 V ( l# X#3
Shansher arrived from Basra on 23rd and sailed for Khor Xuwai on 27th.
3. EUBAIjt A31T, Hk'MI LISPUT.>
Reference para^ph 8 A8L0 1 s report for Auyust#
(i) The Shi Lai of Dubai nor claims to have lost 123 camola in -pie
clash at Shimairikh between Dubai and Abu Dhabi tribesmen. It is
reported that it bool-: dace -while the Abu Dhabi raiding party vnere
encamped at SliL'^airiich o;i their my back to Abu Dhabi# ^ iv has now
been conf'irroed that ihih^wricd bin ITasir bi Qbai, the Chief of she
Manasir "W-s ■cili.ed in thrs clasn*
(ii) The Sheikh of Abu Dhabi has expressed iiis v/illinp/iess to make
peace with the Beni Qitao, and iciinad can Duti, uhe maternal uncle ox
the ShoLch of Abu Dhabi recently visited Sharjah to meet the Chief or
the Beni Qitab# Re left on the pro. of September her.rover as Sheikh
Llohamned bin Ali bin huwaidin did not turn up to neat him# It appears
that Sheikh Rashid, the eldest son of the Shoilih of Duoai, recently
liad a secret meotin^ in the desert with Sheikh Mohammad and extracted
a nledr-'e fi*om him that the Beni Qitab would not make a separate peace
vnth Abu Dhabi# Re also supplied the latter with rifles, ammunition,
ready cash and prevus? one# . „ .
This a, .reement v/c^s followed oy a raid m-uich a oody ol oheilch
of Dubai’s forces made in conjunction .,1th the Beni Qitab in Abu Dhabi
territory# The village of oijya ...nd Riqi were attacked, 10o acmels
looted and one iianasiri and one Rnara craoeaian ’called#
( iii) On the 20th, a part^ 7 of po i.an--isir trioesaiiien loQted, 5 -Aio£— cumols
near Jaoal Ali# The raiders were unsacoessii-^ly pursued#
4# iAo _Aj-. ill -.v -■
Reference pauu^raph 11 ASIC * s report for August.
The Sheikh of :oa» al Bhaimah has been receio-ing reports that the sons
of his brother. Shaikh L.uhamrrd bin SalLa, were again plotting against
him# On 3.0th August ho garrisoned his fort and strategic points in Raa

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The file contains the monthly intelligence reports of the Air Staff Liaison Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , based in Bahrain, for the period July 1946 to January 1949. The reports were distributed to several military and political offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region, including the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Each report, marked secret, consists of several sections relating to geographic area, as follows: Bahrain and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (including Saudi Arabia, Persia [Iran], and Qatar), Kuwait, and Muscat. Within each section is summarised intelligence on the following matters:

  • shipping and air traffic;
  • local news and tribal affairs;
  • trade and industry;
  • banking;
  • the supply of electricity, water, and postal and medical services;
  • the activities of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy;
  • the operations of oil companies and other private entities;
  • smuggling and slavery;
  • anti-locust operations;
  • weather and meteorological data.

Many reports also include a list of exchange rates and local prices.

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1 file (206 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 back cover with 208; 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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