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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [78r] (160/376)
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* 11 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 May 1939
cret
2. Shipping
(i) S«S. rt Stolsenfels M (German) arrived here on the 15th and
left on the 16th May 1939 after discharging 3409 packages for
Bahrain and 14033 packages for transhipment to the mainland*
(ii) S*S. "Khuzistan 1 * (British) arrived here on the 20th and
left on the 21st May 1939 with a cargo of 344 empty drums, after
discharging 4140 packages for Bahrain and 872 packages for tran
shipment to the mainland*
(iii) S*S. ,l Soekaboefni ,, (Dutch) arrived here on the 18th and
left on the 20th May 1939 with a cargo of 85 packages sundries,
after discharging 8935 packages for Bahrain and 2057 packages
for transhipment to the mainland*
(iv) T*V* "Maridal 11 (Norwegian) arrived here on the 17th and
left on the 18th May 1939 with a cargo of 9264 tons of Gasoline*
(v) T*V* ^Solsten** (Norwegian) arrived here on the 17th and
left on the 18th May 1939 with a cargo of 6345 tons of Kerosene
and 1925 tons of Gasoline*
(vi) T*V* ’•Bramora 11 (Norwegian) arrived here on the 20th and
left on the 24th May 1939 with a cargo of 834 tons of Power Kero
sene, 3240 tons of Motor Spirit and 4700 tons of Gasoline*
(vii) T.V* "Nederland 11 (Dutch) arrived here on the 23rd and
left on the 25th May 1939 with a cargo of 6723 tons of Gasoline
White, 3074 tons of Kerosene and 1426 tons of Diesel Gas Oil.
3. Movements of British Officials
(i) Reference paragraph 59 (ii) of my Intelligence Summary
No« 10 of 1939•
I arrived back at Bahrain on the night of Friday the 19th
May after a visit to Hasa lasting 4^ days, during which I travelled
close on a thousand miles and saw most of the California Arabian
Standard Oil Company’s activities. A separate report on this
visit has been submitted.
(ii) 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,
left on the 24th May on leave to the United Kingdom*
(iii) Mr. H.I* Hallows arrived from India on the 29th May and
assumed charge of the duties of 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,
fiv) Caotain Cosmo M. Graham, the new Senior Naval Officer,
PersiLi Gulf, arrived on H.M.S. "Shoreham" on the Slst^May --
simultaneously with the f. ohe
calls will be exchanged with His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain
on the 1st June 1939.
4. British Interests
66 /-
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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