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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
1ST TO 15TH SEPTEMBER 1947.
184. MOV EI-rEN TS OF OFFI CIALS.
Reference paragraph 173(iv)
Summary No.16.
of Intelligence
On the 13th Lord Listowel, Sir Gilbert Laith-
waite and staff returned to Bahrain en route to the
United kingdom. 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. drove
the party round Manama town and they called at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
185 • CALLS.
(i) On the 1st Shaikh Muhammad bin Isa A1 KhcSlifah,
uncle of 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. .
(ii) On the 2nd His
Hamad A1 Khalifah, K.C.I.E
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. .
Highness Shaikh Sir Salman bin
, Ruler of Bahrain, called on
Th® 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. took Squadron-Leader Lewis,
the new Air Staff Liaison Officer, to call on His Highness
the Ruler on the 6th..
( lv ) Cn the 8th the Hon'ble Lieutlenant-Colonel A.C.
. C • I. E• , O.B.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 Persian
Gulf, called on His Highness the Ruler at his palace at
Qudhaibiyah.
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(v) On the 9th 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 the Ruler at Qudhaibiyah.
(vi) On the 13th His Highness the Ruler returned
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. 's call.
(vii) 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. returned the call of Shaikh
Muhammad bin Isa A1 Khalifah, uncle of His Highness the
Ruler, on the 15th.
186. VISITORS.
Mr. Martin C. Shallenburger visited Bahrain on
behalf of the U.S. Army Map Service during the period under
report. 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 3rd. He is
visiting the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to make corrections and additions
to the United States Army'.s Air Navigational maps of the area
for the United States Library of Congress.
187 • BAHRAIN PE T ROLEUM ..-COMPANY LIMITED .
The Bahrain Petroleum Company have announced an
immediate increase in wages of Re.l/- a day to the whole of
their Arab staff. They expect to make further increases to
their Arab artizans in the near future. This has been done
to discourage emigration to Dhahran where the Arabian American
Oil^Company have made large increases in the wages paid to
their Arab labour in Suudi Arabia. This course was dictated
to them by Ibn Saud who insisted that they should pay their
Arab labour at the same rates as gtheir Italian and Indian labour.
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