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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [123r] (250/376)
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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SECKBI
No* 7 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 to 15th April
1940.
38. Shipping
(i) T.V. "El Segundo" (Panama) arrived here on the 30th
March and left on the 1st April 1940 with a cargo of 1435 tons
of Diesel Oil and 2976 tons of Fuel Oil for Suez.
(ii) S.S. "
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
" (British) arrived here on the 31st March
1940 and left the same day after discharging 501 packages for
Bahrain and 125 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
(iii) S.S. "Bengkalis" (Dutch) arrived here on the 4th and
left on the 5th April 1940 after discharging 3284 packages for
Bahrain.
(iv) S.S. "Yamabuki Maru" (Japanese) arrived here on the
5th April 1940 and left the same day after discharging 592 pack
ages for Bahrain.
(v) S.S. "Khuzistan" (British) arrived here on the 12th
Apsil 1940 and left the same day with 674 empty drums for Abadan
after discharging 5200 packages for Bahrain and 925 packages
for transhipment to the mainland.
(vi) There were no shipments of crude oil from Has Tanura
during the fortnight.
39. Movements of Bri tish Officials
(i) Reference paragraph 25 (i) of my Intelligence Summary
No. 5 of 1940.
Mr. C.R. Latimer, I.C.S., His Majesty's Vice-Consul,
Bushire, left for Kuwait on the 7th April 1940.
(ii) Mr. W.E. Houstoun-Boswall, Councillor at His Majesty*s
Embassy, Baghdad, arrived here on a short visit on the 4th and
returned to Basra on the 10th April 1940.
(iii) Dr. R. Holmes, M.B.E., Assistant Surgeon in charge
of the Victoria Memorial Hospital, Bahrain, left for Dubai on
the /-
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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'
- 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