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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [58r] (120/376)
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, 1 of 1939
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 16th to 31st December
1938.
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1. Shinning
(British)
(i) Tankship M British Loyalty M ^arrived here on the 17th
and left on the 18th December 1938 with a cargo of 11,221 tons
of B-849 Fuel Oil.
(ii) Tankship w Ketty Brovig* 1 (Norwegian) arrived here on
the 20th and left on the 21st December 1938 with a cargo of
6173 tons of B-849 Fuel Oil and 4022 tons of B-291 Diesel Oil.
(iii) S.S. "Harken* 1 (Dutch) arrived here on the 20th and
left on the 22nd December 1938 with a cargo of 3 packages Teak
Wood, after discharging 3458 packages for Bahrain and 614 packa
ges for transhipment to the mainland.
(iv) Tankship ^ew Zealand" (Norwegian) arrived here on the
23rd and left on the 24th December 1938 with a cargo of 8333
tons of B-350 Gasoline White, 1596 tons of B-451 Super Power
Kerosene, 2029 tons of B-400 First Grade Kerosene, and 1372
tons of B-811 Diesel Gas Oil.
(v) Tankship "Emma Maersk" (Danish) arrived here on the
26th and left on the 27th December 1938 with a cargo of 4688
tons of B-891 Diesel Oil and 8675 tons of B-849 Fuel Oil.
(vi) S.S. "Harienfels" (German) arrived here on the 26th
and left on the 29th December 1938 after discharging 4228 packa
ges for Bahrain and 5000 packages for transhipment to the main
land.
(vii) Tankship "Sydhan" (Norwegian) arrived here on the
25th and left on the 26th December 1938 with a cargo of 12061
tons of B-849 Fuel Oil.
(viii) S.S.^Khuzistan"(British) arrived here on the 28th
December 1938 and left the same day with a cargo of 94 bundles
of empty tins and 58 empty drums, after discharging 4000 packa
ges for Bahrain and 2616 packages for transhipment to the mainland
(ix) S.S."Mantai Maru" (Japanese) arrived here on the 31st
December 1938 and left the same day after discharging 262 packa
ges for Bahrain.
2. Movements of British Officials
Reference paragraph 133 of my Intelligence Summary No. 20
of 1938. %
Captain J.B. Howes, Assistant
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,
returned to Bahrain on the 20th December 1938 by Imperial Airways.i
3. British Interests
Major Frank Holmes, representative of Petroleum Concessions v
Limited, arrived’here on the 18th December 1938.
4. Airways 1
Landplanes of the K.L.M. (Dutch) Airlines landed here on
the 20th and 24th December 1938 on their way to Batavia. The
reason given for the diversion of their course via Bahrain was
that their regular route across Iran was unserviceable due to
foggy weather and rain.
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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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