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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report' [74r] (147/154)
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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that the Persian officials n r ho seized the boat confiscated
three false manifests which were in the possession of the
nakhuda. it is also reported that the Persian officials
obtained from the nakhuda papebs and other documents show
ing that he had smuggled part of his cargo into Charak and
Qais.
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284. SHARJAH .
(i) On the 12th SAQR, the eldest son of the Shaikh
of Sharjah, read a poem composed by himself to the congrega
tion in the Mosque. He condemned America and Russia and
praised Iraqis for the interest,, they are taking in the
Palestinian question. On the same day Shaikh MUHAMMAD NOOR.
the imam of the mosque in Dubai,mentioned Palestine in his
Friday sermon and urged the people to subscribe financial
aid to the Arabs of Palestine.
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(ii) Shaikh RAHMAH BIN ABDUR RAHMAN of Hira has
recently received a report that the Shaikh of Sharjah has
arranged with one ALI BIN HAZIM who lives in Sharjah and
Ilira and who is strongly suspected of spying for him
(Shaikh of Sharjah), to poison him (Shaikh RAHMAH). He
immediately arrested ALI BIN HAZIM, flogged him and
imprisoned him. He confiscated from his pocket certain
letters showing that he was in correspondence with the
Shaikh of Sharjah. One SALIM BIN OWAIS, a native of Sharjah,
paid Ps. 150/- to the Shaikh of Hira and effected his release
but it is rumoured that it was the Shaikh of Sharjah who
asked SALIM BIN OWAIS to intervene for his release and that
it was he who paid the money.
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285. DUBAI.
On the 16th Shaikh Khalifah bin Sai’d, his
sister and followers, arrived at Dubai from Saudi Arabia
after performing the Hajj. King IBN SAUD gave him 30,000
Saudi Riyals and a saloon car as a present for himself and
IBN SAUD's wife presented a saloon car to his sister. It
is reported that they were very well treated by IBN SAUD
during their stay in Saudi Arabia.
286. THE HA* IK .
It is reported that some time ago Shaikh SAQR
BIN SULTAN, Chief of the Na'im, sent one of his men to
Muscat to receive from the Muscat Government payments on
account of certain camels redeemed by him and handed over
to the Muscat deputation who visited him in October last.
On arrival at Muscat, however, the'man was arrested by the
Muscat authorities. Shaikh SAQRsent Shaikh AHMAD AS-SALF,
Chief of the KHAWAPIR sub-section of the Na’im, to Muscat
who effected his release after giving an undertaking to the
Muscat Government that Shaikh SAQR BIN SULTAN will not allow
anything stolen from Muscat territory to be brought to or
sold in Buraimi.
287. FUJAIRAH .
Two women were recently abducted from 'Aqar
/which. . . .
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (75 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/2/318
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Report'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:76v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence