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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [106r] (216/376)
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.24 of 1939
Intelligence 'Suzman;/ of the
f c1itic a1 Agant } Bnhrain }
for the period 16th to 31st
December 1939o
129„ Shipping
_^I"io o o "i'huzist&n" (British).v'arriv p d h p re
December and left on the 16th December
lo3 u - v'/ith a cargo of 503 bundles of empty drums =
after discharging 4,764 packages for Bahrain and
3^700 packages for transhipment to the mainland»
(ii) S<, 3«"D jambi" (Dutch) arrived here on
the 20th December and left on the 21st December 1939
with a cargo of 41 nongs empty cylinders, after bis~
Charging 2,008 packages for Bahrain and 2,706 pack
ages for transhipment to the mainland 0
(iii) 3o3 0 "Puerto hican" (U,3oA«) arrived here
on the 20th December and left on the 20th December
1939 with no cargo after discharging 490 packages
for Bahrain and 12 packages for transhipment to the
mainland 0
(iv) ToV 0 "dane Maersk" (Danish) arrived here
on the 20th December and left on the 21st December
1939, with a cargo of 1,^97 tons Diesel Oil, 6,891
tons Fuel Oil and 3,571 tons Fuel 0.11,
Cv)
T,V,"/ase Haersk (Danish) arrived here
on the 20th December and left on the 21st December
1939, with 4,797 tons Diesel Oil and 4,644 tons Fuel
Oil,
(vi)T,Vo"Bramora" (Norwegian) arrived here
on the 24th December and left on the 24th December
1939 after taking a cargo of 7,606 tons I.otor spirit
and 1,201 tons Kerosene
(vii) T,V„"Sandanger" (Norwegian) arrived here
on the 26th December and left on the 27th December
1939 with a cargo of 10,804 tons Gasolene, 2,739
tons Kerosene and 811 tons Diesel Oil
(viii) So3,"Bidevind" (Norwegian) arrived here
on the 29th December 1939 and left on the 1st January
1940 after discharging 8,738 packages for Bahrain,
130, Movements of British Officials
(i) Lieutenant Commander Hot, Lynne, K
who has been appointed Naval Staff Officer (Intelli
gence) Bahrain, 4 with effect from the^ 1st January
1940, arrived here on the 20th Decemoer 193 ; o
(ii) Lieutenant H,D,H.Ranee left on the 31st
December for Karachi,
i i
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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)
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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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- 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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