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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [41r] (86/376)
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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No. 16 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 September 1938.
103. Shipping
(i) S.S. Drachenfels (German) arrived here on the 29th ^
August and lei t on the 1st September 1938 with a cargo of
450 bags of Ling ah Shells, after discharging 5425 packages
ior Bahrain and 1438 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(ii) Tankship Clelia Campanella (Italian) arrived here
on the 1st and left on the 2nd September 1938 with a cargo of
4835 tons of B-891 Diesel Oil.
(iii) S.S. Ryoyo Maru (Japanese) arrived here on the 3rd
and left on the 4th September 1938 after discharging 8887 pack
ages for Bahrain and 3000 packages for transhipment to the
mainland.
(iv) S.S. Neuenfels (German) arrived here on the 4th and
left on the 8th September 1938 after discharging 5541 packages
for Bahrain and 4639 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(v) S.S. Khuzistan (British) arrived here on the 5th Sep
tember 1938 and left the same day with a cargo of 44 bundles of
empty tins, 250 empty drums and 250 drums of kerosene oil, after
discharging 5696 packages for Bahrain.
(vi) S.S. Nurjehan (British) arrived here on the 6th Sep
tember 1938 and left the same day after discharging 413 packa
ges for Bahrain and 850 packages for transhipment to the main
land.
(vii) S.S. Mantai Maru (Japanese) arrived here on the 7th
and left on the 8th September 1938 after discharging 2087 pack
ages for Bahrain.
(viii) Tankship Emma Maersk (Danish) arrived here on the
7th and left on the 8th September 1938 with a cargo of 4679
tons of B-891 Diesel Oil and 8792 tons of B-849 Fuel Oil.
(ix) Tankship Attila (Norwegian) arrived here on the 10th
and left on the 11th September 1938 with a cargo of 7444 tons
of B-350 Gasoline White, 506 tons of B-451 Super Power Kerosene
Oil, 1348 tons of B-400 First Grade Kerosene Oil and 2013 tons
of B-811 Diesel Oil.
(x) Tankship Nederland (Dutch) arrived here on the 13th
and left on the 14th September 1938 with a cargo of 2947 tons
of B-357 Gasoline White, 7617 tons of B-358 Base Stock Gaso
line and 534 tons of B-450 Super Power Kerosene.
104. Movements of British Officials
(i) Captain J. B. HoweSj X.A.y Political Agenty Bahrain^
returned from Sharjah on the 2nd September 1938.
V
(ii) Lieutenant-Colonel J.J. Rooney, I.M.S.,
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.
Surgeon, Bushire, arrived and left on the 3rd September 1938.
(iii) Mr. Harris, Acting British Consul, Basra, spent the
night of September 9/10th in Bahrain on his way back to Basra
from Jiunri. He was taken back to Basra on September 10th by
H.M.S. Shoreham.
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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:
- shipping and the activities of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and commercial transport companies such as Imperial Airways Limited;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- the affairs of countries of the region, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Persia [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. ;
- trade and the pearling and oil industries;
- the weather and climate.
Folios 166-182 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (184 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:185v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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