'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report' [72r] (143/154)
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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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUI.-MARy FOR PERIOD 16 TH
TO 3131 DECEMBER, 1947.
275. MOVE T /ISNrS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) Reference paragraph 959(iv) of intelligence
Summary No. 93 ,
Che 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.
and Miss
HAY returned from Muscat in H.M.S. "WREN" on the 17th.
(ii) On the Else Major A.L.A. DREDGE, M.B.E., the
new 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.
, arrived in Bahrain
by air from the United Kingdom. He was accompanied by
Mrs, DREDGE. ^
„ . (iii) On the 91st Mr. G.N. JACKSON, M.B.E., Political
Oificer, Crucial Coast, arrived in Bahrain.
(iv) On^the 98th Messrs. P.D. SIOBARC and R. MeANDREW,
two Foreign Office trainees, arrived by the tanker M.V.
"TABARIS TAN". They have been attached for training to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and
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.
offices in Bahrain.
276. CALLS .
(i) On the 17th Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa A1 Khalifah,
C.I.E., 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 24th 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 Captain
R.M. SOUTHERN, R.N., H.M.S. '’CHALLENGER'*, who 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 on the 27th.
(iii) On the 96th 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.
took Major
A.L.A. DREDGE, his Secretary, and Captain SOUCHERN of H.M.S.
"CHALLENGER" to call on His Highness at Rafa'.
(iv) On the 28th His Highness Shaikh Sir SALMAN BIN
HAMAD AL KHALIFAH. K.C.I.E., 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.
.
277. R OYAL NAVY .
(i) On the 23rd H.M.S. "CHALLENGER", which is conduct
ing a survey off the Qatar) peninsula, arrived in Bahrain.
(ii) On the 31st Captain L.E. PORTER. R.N., Senior
Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, arrived in Bahrain in H.M.S.
"WREN". - V .
. '
278. PALESTINE - LOCAL REPERCUSSI ONS.
Reference paragraph 262 of intelligence Summary
No. 23.
The Bahrain Government have tried and sentenced
a number ^o.f lower class persons who assaulted and robbed
Jews during the 3 days of the "Palestine" demonstrations.
No action has yet been taken against those who were the real
instigators of the disturbances.
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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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