'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [‎47r] (93/174)

No.13 of 1949.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
16th to 31st July, 1949.
109. MOVEMENTS OF OF FICIALS.
(i) On the 16th Mr. G.N. Jackson, M.B.E., Political
Agent, Kuwait, arrived by ’plane and sp&&t--.few d&ys here before
iBturning to Kuwait.
(ii) On the 17th His Excellency Sir Rupert Hay, K.C.I.E.,
C.S.I., 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , left Bahrain by air
for the United Kingdom. Mr, H.G, Jakins- 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. ,
Bahrain, is acting as 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. in Sir Rupert's
absence.
(ill) On the 17th Mr. R. McC. Andrew left by B.I.S.N.
vessel for Muscat to relieve Mr. Ellison.
(iv) On the 29th Mr. R. Eldon Ellison arrived from
Muscat a d left the nexo day by air for the United Kingdom.
110. VISITORS.
.On tvt'- 17th Sir Pugh Weightman, accompan: ed by
Mr. Allen, an -s/ed from the un' " ^ jm. On the 19th
they visited Qatar returning A > ban.iain the next day.
Mr. J.A.i. Gethin, First ^ -tary, Pol- 54 --’*--' 1 "nsidency,
visited Qatar at the tame time. On the Sir Hue'n
Sharjah returning on the 2cru. to Bahrain whe^ v
the United Kingdom.
111. LOC AL AFFAI RS.
(i) Id- ul-Fitr.
Reference paragraph 97 (ii) of Summary No. 11.
Id-ul-Fitr was celebrated this yesr on the 26th.
As the new moon was only seen at 3 a.m. on the morning of
that day the Shi’ahs fasted on the 26th and celebrated the
Id on the following day. 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. called on
His Highness Shaikh Salman on the afternoon of the 26th and
on his uncle, Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa A1 Kh^ 1 ifah, the fol
lowing morning.
(ii) A1 Khalifah.
A new Packard sedan car which the Bahrain Petro
leum Company wish to to She 41 '’' h-?- ~ - /n
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at Sitra pier.
(iii) Pe arling.
The pearl diving season began for Bahrainis on the
28th July when about 50 boats left for the pearling banks.
(iv) Gold sovei igns.
During the month of June Bahrain merchants shipped
a total of 4,008 gold soveroi T n.J from Saudi .brabia to Kuwait
and another 726 sovereigns to owitserland via Damascus.