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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [108r] (220/376)
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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(ii) /-
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No,, 1 of 1940
3
Intelligence Summary of
the j- olitical Agent, Bahrain,
for the period 1st to 15th
January 1940
Shipping
'I) "Steel Engineer" (American) arrived
or J. the Sth January 1940 and left the same day * i]
c; er Q1 5charging 1750 packages for Bahrain and 7
packages for transhipment to"the mainland.
(ii) 1 e V 0 "Pan Burope" (Norwegian) arrived
here on^the 4th and left on the 5th January 1940
alter discharging 7 packages for transhipment to
the mainland, with a cargo of 4680 tons of Kero
sene, 8728 tons of Gasoline White and 922 tons of
Diesel Gas Oil
(iii) So So "Kamagawa Maru" (Japanese) arrived
here on^the 5th'January 1940 and left the same day
after discharging 2121 packages for Bahrain.
(iv) T.V 0 "Beaumont" (Norwegian) arrived here
on the 7th January 1940 and left the same day with
a cargo of 3763 tons of White Gasoline and 4160
tons of Kerosene.
(v) TVV. "Arena" (Norwegian) arrived here on
the 10th and left on the 11th January 1940 with a
cargo of 6921 tons of Gasoline, 885 tons of Kero
sene and 1278 tons of Diesel Gas Oil.
(vi) ToVo "California Standard" (Panama)
arrived here on the 6th January 1940 with Arabian
crude from A1 Khobar, and sailed the same day.
(vii) SoSo "MantaiMaru" (Japanese) arrived here
on the 9th and left on the 10th January 1°40 after
discharging 6308 packages for Bahrain.
(viii) SoSo "Khuzistan 1 " (British) arrived here
on the 12th and left on the 14th January 1940 with
449 empties, after discharging 5396 packages for
Bahrain and 1600 packages for transhipment to the
mainland.
(ix) T.V. "South Africa" (Norwegian) arrived
here on the 13th and left on the 14th January 1940
with a cargo of 6768 tons of Gasoline, 1260 tons of
Super Power Kerosene and 2786 tons of Kerosene.
Movemen ts of Brinish Of f icials
lai Sahib B.B. Nariani, Inspector of Post
Offices, arrived here on the 4th January from Karachi
B ritish Int erests
(!) Reference paragraph 131 (ii) of my Intelli
gence Summary No. 24 of 1939.
Dr. H.B.T. Holland left on the 3rd January
for India. A provisional agreement has been reached
for him to take over the post oi State I eoical Offi
cer in April on a probationary basis for six months.
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/313
- 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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- Open Government Licence