'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report' [‎10r] (19/154)

SECRET.
No.4 of 1947.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD l^TH
TO 28TH FEBDURAY, 1947.
35. MOVEMENTS OF QFFTCTALFE
Reference paragraph 23(iii) of Intelligence Summary No.3
D. S.C.
Lady Palliser
On the 25thiJ/ice Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser, K.C.B.,
’ Commander-in-chief, East Indies Station, accompanied by
p p an f Captain R.J.R. Bendy, R.N., Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulfreturned to Bahrain in H.M.S. GLASGOW. The Ron'ble
l 7 *?! Ha7 i G : s - 1 -? C.I.E., 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 the
?i dr L Gulf ’ and Hls Highness Shaikh Salman called separately
on the Commander-m-Chief on board H.M.S. GLASGOW. He returned
n , el J" , the saKie Hay at Jufair and Ghadhabiyeh respectively,
xne poiitica! Agent, accompanied by the Assistant 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. ,
_ Cal :L ed on the Commander-in-chief, Captain A.J. Hubback,
O.B.E., rlag Captain returning this call at the AgencyfU
The C-in-C. and Lc
about 150 guests on the 25'
the 28th. on the 26th the'
members of the Al Khalifah’
The Hon'ble the Political t
present on all three occasi
gave a dinner party at jufa
Palliser, and on the 28th t
Galloway. H.M.S. "Glasgow"
dy Palliser gave a cocktail party to
h and sn an official dinner party on
entertained His Highness, the senior
and local notables at a tea party,
'esident 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. were
ons. On the 27th 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.
ir for the Commander-in-Chief and Lady
hey lunched with Lt-Col. and Mrs.
left on the 28th.
36. VISITORS.
Three French Directors of the 'Iraq Petroleum
J.A. Giradot, R.J. Perrin and J.A. Schaeffer, recently
±n Bahrain on a visit to Qatar. They were accommodated
Bahrain Petroleum Company for their brief stay.
Company
arrived
by the
37 * b.o.a.c.
-i B.O.A.C. have moved to Sharjah the petrol, about
1,300 gallons, from the petrol store at Ras al Khaimah.
(ii) Reference paragraph 27 of intelligence Summary No.3.
Che Bahrain Government have been exploring the possi
bilities ^of an inter-Gulf feeder service to fill the gap caused
by the withdrawal^of the *c' Class flyingboats, and the matter
is now under^consideration. It is rumoured that B.O.A.C. may
shortly provide facilities Tor air travel between London and
Bahrain.
38 • BB-- ROLEUM CONCESSIONS LIMITED .
Reference paragrapn 26(i) of intelligence Summary No.3.
Che geophysical party have completed their survey of
Abu^Dhabi territory and moved camp to Ras al Khaimah. Here
their operations have been obstructed by tribes feudatory to
the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah who refused to allow the party to
work in their^areas until the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah had^agreed
to make certain payments to them from the money he was receiving
from P.C.L.
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