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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [‎71r] (146/376)

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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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as business done did. not cover even half his expenses#
45# Local,.Affairs .
(l) ^'ference paragraph 5,3(11) of m Intelligence Summary
wo. b of 1^59.
K.M.S. Challenger left for England on the 18th March.
She prepared charts of the channels between Bahrain and Has
Tenuraii.
(ii) ShalMi Abdullah bin Isa. brother of His Highness the
Shaikh of Bahrain, left for Syria on the i&tti March.
(ill) King Ibn Saud has accepted the Shaikh 1 s invitation to
visit Bahrain after the opening of the new port at Has Tanurah
in early May.
Civ) The Bahrain Printing Press, managed by Abdullah Ali
Ai-Zaed., a notable locsl ^'freethinker 11 , has recently started
the issue of a newspaper called ^Al Bahrain^, which, starting
as a weekly paper, is at present appearing every three or four
days. Its articles have been moderate in tone, and its descri
ption of recent events in Kuvjait surprisingly accurate. The
proprietor, however, has recently had to be cal-ed to order
for reprinting from another paper an article of distinctly
bitter tone on the Palestine Conference.
46. Truc-lal Coast .
Reference paragraph 1^9 (a) of my intelligence Summary
No. 19 of 1958.
There has been a renewal of trouble in Dubai. Certain
members of the Majlis had forfeited the support of those who
had assisted them in the autumn in the hope of remunerative
employment under the new regime, and public opinion swerved
round to the side of Shaikh Sa'id. Taking advantage of this,
axid under cover of the festivities on the occasion of tae
marriage of his son which enabled aim to Introduce large number-
s of armed tribesmen into Daira, the ohaikh made & surprise
coup and very soon the whole Town was in hi* b~nds. Only a
very few led by Shaikh Mana» held out for a time a no tney tied
on the night of the 30th March to Shariah.
As a measure of safety Imperial airways flying boats
were instructed to use Has al Khaimah as their refuelling base
for two days.
47. Meteorologica l*
Maximum temperature
Mi:aimum temperature
Humidity exceeded
.. 85.5 ^on the i Bth larch
# . 58.1° on the 30th March
70 $ on 12 days, the maximum being
88 | on the 24th March.
Bahrain,
The Sth April 1959.
Sd/- H. Weight man.
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.
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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.
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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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