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'File 8/39 A. S. L. O.'s [Air Staff Liaison Officer] Reports' [‎39r] (77/416)

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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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The i3a? r^in G-overni.ient ht^ve been wonded about the activities of
certain danviahes who have recently coiae to Bahrain frasii Oman and have set
themselves up as religious leaders* They trade on the sale of amulets and
charms a.nd have persuaded some of the your or members of their follo\ : /ing to
submit to the Zikr exercises practised by the darv/ishes of North *iL*rica.
In these exercises nails and pins are driven into the body of the devotee
when he lias been worked into a state of hysterical insensibility. The
devotees appear to feel no pain at the time but injuries are often inflicted*
and one young man has had to be taken to the Government Hospital. Two dar-
wishes have been arrested in this connection, and arrangements have now
been made for their deportation#
8. Lady Medical Officer ;
Dr. I.M.A# Doeg, who had been Lady Medical Officer, Bahrain, for
four years, recently returned to Bahrain from the United Kingdom and has
been re-engaged for a further period of two years.
% Dubai - Abu Dhabi dispute :
Remonstrances from 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. and the Political Officer,
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , did not prevent the sheikh of abu Dhabi from preparing a
raid on Dubai territory, and so supplies of tea and sugar to Abu Dhabi were
stopped temporarily. This had the required effect 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.
was requested to negotiate a peace between the two states. A settlement
lias now been effected, with the help of the POTC., which, it is hoped, will
make for peace between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. On the 6th March both Shaikhs
signed an agreement to abstain in future from all hostile acts against each
other and to make no claims in respect of those committed in the past. The
cessation of hostilities was greeted with jubilation by the merc)£antile
subjects of both shaikh dans. One person who received the news with dissa
tisfaction was the Shaikh of Sharjah, who prefers to see his neighbours
embarrassed by hostilities. He is under the apprehension that Dubai may
now turn anu. rend him fer the clandestine aid and encouragement he gave to
Abu Dhabi. He recently vis .ted Shaikh Said of Dubai ostensibly to enquire
about his health, but, in fact, to profess his sincere friendship and to
try to get a reciprocal declaration from Shaikh Rashid bin Said.
10. Dubai ;
On the night of the 17th Shaikhah Hussah, the wife of shaikh Said
bin Mbkturn, Ruler of Dubai, died of heart failure. She was a woman of
considerable influence in Dubai affairs and her death came as a great shock
to the Ruler and her sons. The Dubai bazaar was closed for three days and
the Shaikhs of Sharjah, Ras al Khainah, Hira and Himriyah, and the Regent
of Kalba visited Dubai to offer their condolences to the Shaikh. The
deceased who owned much landed property both in Dubai and in other Trucial
Shaikhdoms and who had successfully controlled a number of business enter
prises loft a considerable estate.
11, Dubai Lighting Scheme :
Mr, Sunter of Messrs. Gray Mackenzie recently visited Dubai. He
has reported to the Bahrain office that in view of the impossibility of
securing materials from the United Kingdom the Company would not be in a
position to implement the scheme for another two years, when the supply
position mbght be expected to allow of the export of the equipment req
uired. This is most disappointing, and other avenues are being explored.
12. Persia;
It is reported that all letters for Bushire bearing stamps ove3>-
printed Bahrain are being treated by the Persian post office as unstamped
and the addressees charged accordingly.

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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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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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