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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [117r] (238/376)
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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SECRET
No. 5 of 1940
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 1st - 15th
March 1940.
24. Shipping
(i) T.V, n Kl 3egundo ,f (Panama) arrived here
on the 1st and left on the 2nd March 1940 for India
with a cargo of 4697 tons of Fuel Oil, after dis
charging 200 cases for transhipment to the mainland.
(ii) S.3. "Kohuku Maru” (Japanese) arrived here
on the 1st and left on the 2nd March 1940 after dis
charging 3208 packages for Bahrain.
(iii) S.S. ’’Hoegh Silver Cloud ,f (Norwegian) arrived
here on the 1st and left on the 2nd March 1940 after
discharging 2602 packages for Bahrain.
(iv) S.S. "Yodogawa Maru” (Japanese) arrived
here on the 3rd March 1940 and left the same day after
discharging 192 packages for Bahrain.
(v) T.V. "Maridal" (Norwegian) arrived here on
the 4th and left on the 5th March 1940 with a cargo
of 7633 tons of Gasoline and 1833 tons of Kerosene
for Manila and Cebu.
(vi) T.V. "Bramora" (Norwegian) arrived here on
the 4th and left the same day after discharging 33
packages for Bahrain, with a cargo of 5820 tons of ^
Motor Spirit and 2025 tons of Kerosene for Australia.
(vii) S.S. "Khuzistan" (British) arrived here on
the 5th and left on the 6th March 1940 for Abadan,
Iran, with 353 empty drums, after discharging 6287
packages for Bahrain and 2350 pc?ckages for tranship
ment to the mainland.
(viii) S.S. "Nurmahal" (British) arrived here on
the 7th and left on the 8th March 1940 after discharg
ing 251 packages for Bahrain and 502 packages for
transhipment to the mainland.
25. Movements of British Officials
(i) Mr. C.R. Latimer, IcC.S., His Majesty's
Vice-Consul, Bushire, arrived here from Muscat on
the 2nd March.
(ii) His Excellency Sir Basil Newton, K.C.M.G.,
His Majesty's Ambassador, Baghdad, arrived here from
Muscat with his Secretary Mr. M. Man on the 10th
March, and stayed at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. He luncned iniormal-
lv with His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad^bin 'Isa al
Khalifah at Sakhir on the 11th, and visited the Oil
Field and Refinery on the following day.
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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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- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940'
- Pages
- 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