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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [70r] (144/376)
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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Mo. 7 of
Intelligence Summary of the
ro.LiticaI igent, Bahrain, for
&he period 16th to 51st larch
1939.
4£' jMi&tiim* ■^
and le ( & oHhe^Vth^ch^ S ere ° n the 16th
Spirit and 1605 tons Kerosenetilf & Care ° ° f 7268 t0nS Mot ° r
-nd l-ft 'a A ?h fii ' 7 ^ 0 i Sten " Norwegian) arrived here on the 16th
enl 1344 ?ons ^lf ^ 1333 £ ' 0 ^S 0 tons Gasol
ene, xd44 tons Kerosene Oil and 1501 tons niesei Gas Oil,
“ aru " (Japanese’) arrivod here
Marcn 1-32 ^nu -ext the following day after dischareij
•DRCk’fiP'PK Tial-) r*-J{ to .-v>yj r-rsn , ^
packages for Bahrain
mainland.
on the 16th
, tging 11763
tUd. o00 packages for transhipment to the
ari , hll ?* b ; e 2 fel . sB . (German) arrived here on the 13th
? n<i ? n Jfiarc f 1 after discharging 79 packages
lor ahrain ana r^oab8 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(.v) Tankship «Cnina'» (Panama) arrived here on the 19th and
leit on the 81st March 1939 with a cargo of 6610 tons 3-358 Base
utock Gasolene, 44G7 tons B-357 Gasolene fhite, 3385 tons B-450
Super rower kerosene and 543 tons B-400 First Grade Kerosene. I
(vi) ianaship ^Ketty 3rovig w (Norwegian) arrived here on the
£'dth and left on the 27th March 1933 v/ith a cargo of 6329 tons
B-343 Fuel Oil and 4006 tons B-891 Diesel Oil.
(vii) S.S. IChuzistan* (British) arrived hers on the 27th, land
ed 4891 packages for Bahrain and left on the 23th March 1933 vith
235 nongs Impty Drums.
(viii) 8.3, «Bengkalis ff (Dutch) arrived here on the 28th and
left on the 1st April 1339 after discharging 4227 packages for
Banrain and 800 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
43. jfexsi&rts . io ;
Air Vice Marshal A.H.S. Tyssen, Air Officer Commanding,
British Forces in Iraq, arrived on the 17th and left for Muscat \
on the loth March 1339. He returned to Bahrain on the 21st
March and left the following day for Iraq. He exchanged calls
with His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain on the 21st March and also
visited the Bahrain Petroleum Company*s "Refinery.
44. Foreign Interests .
(l) Mr. Max V/. Thornburg, Vice President of the Bahrain
Petroleum Company Limited, and Mr. Russell of the California
Standard Oil Company Limited, arrived on the 30th March 1933.
(ii) Reference paragraph 149 (i) of my Intelligence £:umiriary
No. 22 of 1938.
Herr Wattenberg left Bahrain on the 29th March. He is
stated to have given out that he is about to get married and will
then return to Bremen. He says he will not visit Bahrain again
as/
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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.
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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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- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:185v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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