'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report' [13r] (25/154)
The record is made up of 1 file (75 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1947-31 Dec 1947. 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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SECRET. Nq, 5 of 1947 .
' BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE.SUMMARY FOR PERIOD 1ST TO'
15TH B/LARCH, 1947.
4 9. MOVEBfSNTS O F OFFICIALS .
, . (-^) On t-he 8th the Honhble Lt-col. W.R, Ray, C.S.I. c I 17
0 Ti , T 1 1 c ^E ResINent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, left Bahrain for Kuv/ait in
He was . accom P an ied by Captain R. J.R. Dendy. R.N
Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
tn an On the 11th Iff. C.J. Pelly, O.B.E. , l.C.o., Secretary
to the non ble 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.
, assumed charge as Political
beenh^hrM’/T- Lt - Col I A.C. Galloway, C.I.E., O.B.E. , who has
been posted to Bushire as His Majesty’s Consul-General.
50 . VISITORS .
(i) During the period under report Messrs. Harold p.
Anderson and "Miliam Widmayer of the Bahrain Petroleum company’s
New York Office visited Bahrain. They called on the political
Agent on the 11th.
■q * oin/'-i • 11 l 0n t ? e 10th * he Right Reverend H.W. Stewart, Anglican
Biohop in Jerusalem, arrived m Bahrain by R.A.F. 'plane and left
on the 14th. He called on 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.
on the 11th.
51 . CALLS .
■n.w . (i) Lt-Coi. A. C. < Galloway, C.I.E., O.B.E. ,
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.
, '
h a r o 1 5’ ca ii?h on His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain at Rafaa on
the End. Shaikh Salman returned the call at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on the 4th.
. ^ . (ii) Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa A1 Khalifah, C.I.E., uncle of
his Highness, called on 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.
at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on the lOti
(iii) 9 n the 11th inv. C.J. Pelly, O.B.E., I.C.S., political
Agent, Bahrain, and Lt-col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E., O.B.E., called
on His Highness Shaikh Salman at Rafaa. ’ ’ caliea
( iv 9 On the 12th 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 Lt-Col. A.C. Galla.
o.I.E., O.B.E., called on Shaikhs Mohammed and Abdulla bin Isa,
senior uncles of His Highness, at Muharraq.
52 . PETR OLE UT/1 CO NCESSIONS T.TMTWQ.
J Reference paragraph 38 of Intelligence Summary No.4.
geophysical party has completed its survey of the
Ghaiaiah and Khawatir areas in Ras al Khaimah territory, it is
expected that the party will be withdrawn before the end of March.
5 3^_DUBAI-ABU D H ABI DISPUTE .
Reference paragraph 40 of Intelligence Summary No.4.
A settlement has been effected,' with the help of the
P.O.I.C., which, it is hoped, will make for peace between Dubai and
Abu Dhabi. On the 6 th 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
mercantile subjects of both shaikhdoms. One person who received
the news with dissatisfaction was the Shaikh of Sharjah, who prefers
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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 1947. 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 are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:
- shipping;
- visits of British and foreign notables;
- economic and commercial matters, including the pearling industry;
- 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 movements of Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs;
- the work of third parties in the region, such as the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), Cable and Wireless, the Imperial Bank of Iran, and Petroleum Concessions Limited;
- development of industry in Bahrain, such as the cotton mill;
- labour matters, especially strikes and unrest;
- local reaction to events in Palestine;
- weather and meteorological data.
From December the reports include a table of prices for essential commodities.
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- 1 file (75 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 77; 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 1-77; 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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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report'
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- front, front-i, 2r:76v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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