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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [69r] (137/174)
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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(iii) ..
- 2 -
T . ... . Pakistani employees of the Petroleum Concessions
Qatar demanded fal l payment in Pakistani
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
0
//hen this was refused by the Company and an offer made of
payment of 50% of salary in Pakistani
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
the employees
struck work. ^ ^
19of them came to Bahrain and threatened to stay
•fu ^ ntl “ a ^ "k* 16 Pakistanis in Qatar returned to Pakistan
with them. Fortunately no attempt was made to carry out this
threat and they all boarded a ship for Pakistan.quietly on the
XL
. . Company employs over 300 Pakistanis in Qatar
and it is expected that at least 80 more of them intend to
resign.
/
P earling .
. _Almost all local pearling boats had returned to
Banrdin during^the last week of October. The number of boats
engaged m diving this year is reported to have been 84 with
a total number of 3092 persons manning them.
(vi) Briti sh Detachment .
Reference paragraph 151 (vii) of Summary No.18.
Throe of the policemen arrived in Bahrain by air
during t e period under review and the fourth man is expected
shortly. ^
(vii) Agric ultural A dviser .
The Bahrain Government proposes to employ one
hr. i'orsyth as Agricultural Adviser for the Government and
has asked the Middle East Secretariat, who originally suggested
the name, to recruit him.
!59. QATAR .
(i) U.S. Inte re sts .
_ _ n 0n the BBth Mr. Parker T. Hart, United States
Consul-General, Dhahran, visited Qatar. On the 16th he paid
i cadl ° n . shaikh Ali accompanied by the Political Officer and
lunched with the Shaikh. During his stay he called on the
local notables. He left on,the 18th.
(ii) Shaikh A bdu llah .
_ ^ Saleh al Man! 1 has informed the Political Officer
that the part^of Shaikh Abdullah's fortune which he got away
to Saudi Arabia is in the Banque de I'Indo-Chine at Dhahran.
A ir Servi ces.
The Shaikh has given Mr. Bosworth permission to
land his aeroplane at Doha at his own risk. The Shaikh accepts
no responsibility, and will levy no landing fee. Mr. Bosworth
arrived on the 21st on a charter flight for the American Mis
sion, and was met on landing by the Chief of Police and the
Director of Customs, who carried out routine inspections, took
a passenger list, signed the log-book, and generally created
an atmosphere of Government.
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence