'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report' [‎34r] (67/154)

SECRET,
NO. 12 OF 1947.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
16TH TO 30TH JUNE, 1947.
130. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) on the 19th Mr. C.D. Belgrave, C.B.E., Adviser to
the Government of Bahrain, left by air for the united Kingdom
on three months’ leave. Mr. G.U.R. Smith, M.B.E., is officiating
as Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
(ii) On the 19th Mr. G.N. Jackson, M.B.E., Secretary
to the Hon'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. in the PersianGulf,
left for the united Kingdom on a fortnight’s leave.
(iii) On the 21st Major G.I. Pettigrew returned from
the United Kingdom and assumed charge as Secretary to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
(iv) On the 23rd Lt-Col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E., O.B.E.,
arrived in Bahrain from Bushire and assumed charge as political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from the Hon'ble Sir Rupert Hay,
K.C.I.E., C.S.I., who left the same day for the united Kingdom
with Lady Hay and Miss. Hay on 3-g- months ' leave.
131. VISITORS.
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(i) During the period under report, M. Haidar Mardam Bey,
Minister of Syria in Jedda, accompanied by Nashat Shaikh El And,
visited Bahrain informally. 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 18th.
(ii) Mr. E.E. Crombie of the Burma Office passed through
Bahrain on the 27th.
132. CALLS .
On the 25th His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain 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. to discuss the ban alleged to have been
imposed by the Government of India on the import of precious
stones (including pearls) into India.
133. SHARJAH .
(i) Reference paragraph 123(1) of intelligence Summary
No.11.
Under instructions from B.O.A.C. Karachi Head
Office, Mr. Mohammed Haroon was sent back by air to Karachi
on the 14th June.
(ii) on the 10th Hilal bin Hamad, Wall of Shinas
(Muscat) arrived in Sharjah and stayed with the Shaikh of
Sharjah. He returned to Muscat on the 18th after visiting
the Shaikhs of Dubai and Ajman.
(iii) On the 18th, Shaikh Rashid bin Hamad, Chief of
the A1 Bu Shamis of Hamsah, Buraimi, arrived in Sharjah via
Abu Dhabi by boat and stayed with Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr,
brother of the Shaikh of Sharjah. He was accompanied by his
two sons and a number of followers. On the 21st he called
on the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. where he met Shaikh Rashid
bin Sa’id'who invited him to visit Dubai. This is the first
time that these Shaikhs have met each other since the recent
hostilities.
(iv) Reference p^nagraph 123(ii) of intelligence
Summary No.11.
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