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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [42r] (83/174)
The record is made up of 1 file (85 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1949-31 Dec 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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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
16th to 30th June 1949,
95. MO VEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
from th ® 16th Mr - H.G. Jakins arrived In Bahrain
from Alexandria and assumed charge as
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.
.
u? n w he ^? th Lt ’ Co1, W • J • Mo °dy> M.D., 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 on
leave for the United Kingdom. ’
96. VISITORS .
_ 9n the 23rd Mr. Parker T. Hart, the new American
the 3 PoI?tf r i 1 l Dhahran, visited Bahrain and was taken by
at Ghudhabiyehf 6 ° n $ Hi e hness Shalkh
No.10.
(ii) Reference paragraph 87 (iii) of Summary
■. » S1 F Hu ® h Weightman of the Central Mining Syndi
cate left for London on the 26th.
97. LOCAL AFFAIRS .
(i) A1 Khallfah .
r p m i th ? 2 ? rd Shaikh Muhammad bin Isa A1 Khalifah,
lef J by al f for Syria and the Lebanon. He had only
recently returned from the United States.
(11) Ramadhan .
qkiR anadhan began this year for both Sunnis and
Shiahs on the evening of Monday the 27th, the first time
in the living memory of Bahrainis that the two sects have
begun their fast together.
(HI) Prices of essenti al commodities .
(Prices per kilogramme)
ggatfol prises Bazaar prices .
8s. -/12/3
Commodity
Rice
Wheat
Ranging from Ss,l/5/- to
Bs.-AO/- Rs. 1/10/6 according to quality
Bread (local) Rs!-/ 12 /- I
Vegetable ghee Banging from 5s.4/2/- -
to Rs. 4 / 4 /- according
to quality.
Ranging from 5s.6/8/- to
Pure ghee
Sugar
Tea
Dhel
Potatoes
Onions
Mutton
Ks.-/13/3
8s. 1/1^-
Hs. 2/3/-
Rs. 10/8/- according to quality
5s. —/14/ 3
5s.6/8/- to Rs, 8/16/- according
to quality.
5s. 1/2/- to Rs. 2/3/- according
to quality.
No stock,
5s.-/8/-
Beef
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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 1949. 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 contain information covering a wide range of subjects, including:
- shipping;
- visits of British and foreign notables;
- economic and commercial matters;
- local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, 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 Bahrain Petroleum Company, and the oil industry more generally;
- American interests in the region;
- local reaction to international events such as those in Palestine and Syria;
- 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (85 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 87; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-87; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/320
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:86v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence