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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [‎12r] (28/376)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (184 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1938-15 Jan 1941. 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
No. 5 of 1938.
Intelligence Summary of 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. , Bahrain, for the
period 1st to 15th March 1938.
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26. Shipping .
(i) S.S. Uhenfels (Geman) arrived here on the 3rd and
left on the 4th March 1938 with a cargo of 650 bags Lingah
shells after discharging 308 packages for Bahrain.
(ii) Tankship Bmma Maersk (Danish) arrived here on the
5th and left on the 7th March 1938 with a cargo of 5331 tons
B-581 Fuel Oil, 846 tons B-891 Diesel Oil and 7716 tons B-849
Fuel Oil.
(lii) S.S. Shanghai Maru (Japanese) arrived here on the
5th March 1938 and left the same day after discharging 247
packages for Bahrain.
(iv) Tankship Thorsholm (Norwegian) arrived here on the
6th and left on the 8th March 1938 with a cargo of 14,188 tons
of Crude Oil.
(v) S.S. Lindenfels (German) arrived here on the 9th March
1938 and was not cleared during the period under review.
(vi) Tankship Maridal (Norwegian) arrived here on the 10th
and left on the 12th March 1938 with a cargo of 7634 tons of
Motor Spirit, 1698 tons of Ethyl Motor Spirit.
(vii) Tankship Bahrein (Panama) arrived here on the 13th '
and left on the 14th March 1938 with a cargo of 8900 tons of
Kerosene Oil.
(Japanese)
(viii) S.S. Iwatesan Maru^arrived here on the 13th and
left on the 14th March 1938 after discharging 10,488 packages
for Bahrain.
(ix) S.S. Khuzistan (British) arrived here on the 11th
and left on the 13th March 1938 with a cargo of 404 empty drums
and 43 bundles empty tins. She discharged here 11,329 packages
for Bahrain and 590 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
27. Movements of British Officials . t
The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Fowls,
K.C.I.S., C.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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ac
companied by his Under Secretary Captain J. Cotton and myself
arrived in H.M.S. Bideford on the 2nd March 1938 and left on
the 6th March for Bush ire.
28. Local Affairs .
His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad bin ^sa al Khalifah,
K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Ruler of Bahrain, anrived by the S.S. Var-
sova on the 2nd March 1938, on his return from the Haj. He
was accorded a very warm reception by the public, and during
the next few days attended a series of Arab ,, banquets ,, in his
honour.
29. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
(i) As a result of slave trading in his territories, the
Shaikh of Abu Dhabi has lost for the present the good offices
of His Majesty’s Government. This involves the stoppage of
travel papers for himself and his subjects.
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The volume 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 years 1938-40. 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. Most of the reports cover a two week period, though due to holidays and work pressures some cover an entire month.

The reports are split into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the reports is intelligence on the following:

Folios 166-182 are internal office notes.

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1 volume (184 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 186; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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