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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [56r] (116/376)
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. 22 of 1938,
Intelligence Sunimary 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 December
1938,
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i7. Shipping
(i) S.S. Khuzistan (British) arrived here on the 30th
November and lef*& on the 1st December 1938 with a cargo of
267 nongs empty drums, after discharging 8501 packages for
Bahrain and 1243 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(ii) S.S. Djtmbi (Dutch) arrived here on the 3rd and
left on the 4th December 1938 with a cargo of 1300 tons of
Diesel Oil, 2 drums Fuel Oil, 10 drums Diesel Oil, 64 non as
empty cylinders and 11 packages sundry machinery.
(iii) S.S. Nurjehan (British) arrived here on the 4th
December 1938 and left the same day after discharging 1205
packages for Bahrain and 125 packages for transhipment to
the mainland*
(iv) Tankship Attila (Norwegian) arrived here on the 4th
and left on the 5th December 1938 with a cargo of 2807 tons
B-357 Gasoline White and 8276 tons B-358 Base Stock Q Gasoline.
(v) S.S. Geirfels (German) arrived here on the 6th and
left on the 11th December 1938 after discharging 418 packages
for Bahrain and 4752 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(vi) S.S. Selma City (American) arrived here on the 7th
December 1938 and is still in port. She discharged here 11806
packages for Bahrain and 5668 packages for transhipment to the
mainland*
(vii) Tankship Emma Maersk (Danish) arrived here on the
4th and left on the 5th with a cargo of 2896 tons Diesel Oil
and 10431 tons C-349 Fuel Oil,
(viii) Tankship Solsten (Norwegian) arrived here on the
4th and left on the 6th December 1938 with a cargo of 5139
tons B-410 Second Grade Kerosene, 1897 tons B-351 Y/hite Kero
sene and 1297 tons B-891 Diesel Oil,
(ix) Tankship Clelia Campanella (Italian) arrived here
on the 7th and left on the 8th December 1938 with a cargo of
4837 tons B-891 Diesel Oil,
(x) S.S, Yamabuki karu (Japanese) arrived here on the
10th and left on the 11th December 1938 after discharging
7898 packages for Bahrain and 936 packages for transhipment
to the mainland,
(xi) S.S. Khuzistan (British) arrived here on the 1th
December 1938 and left the same day after discharging 5281
packages for Bahrain and 416 packages for transhipment to
the mainland.
48. Movements of British Officials
Squadron Leader B. Coates, Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain,
returned on the 1st December 1938.
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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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