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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [136r] (276/376)
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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69 * tha A.II-ir. Rp -nn
Summary^o^^of i 94 of ra?h 47 of my In telligence
from Indi? hv^ei 8 " i:,ne Ara ^ r Saud arrived here
June vo.rv mnoh P ? Cla “ p ‘: Si ? e , on tho evening of the 8th
+u ^ niuch improv jq in nea.l'bh. Hg was receivod
Adviser a to°tho m | v! y ? ha i khs Abdullah and Salman, the
+ i ' a +*f ai ” Government end the Assistant
r, P J,lp^ 1 en u- u he 1 olltlcal Agent being absent from
Hls Hl g h ness the Shaikh met the Amir at the
ena oi the causeway and took him to the Palace.
9 n '^' ne evening of the 9th June the Amir was
entertained by the Bahrain Petroleum Company*
ir\+u ® a ^ lra ^ n ^ or ^ Khobar by launch on the
10th. while here he expressed his gratitude for the
assistance given co him by the Government of India.
70. Local Affairs
(i) The news of Italy 1 s entry into war was greeted
in Bahrain with expressions of contempt and hatred for
the Italians whose barbarities in Tripoli and Abyssinia
are remembered. Subsequent news of the virtual defeat
of France has confused the people, though at present
their main interest is to hear about the future of
French possessions in Northern Africa and Syria.
The news had an electrifying effect on British
residents of Manama and employees of the 0ml Company.
This development has been reported separately.
(ii) The first Bahrain subject to see war at close
quarters is Shaikh Mohammad bin 5 Isa. brother of His
Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain. Very unwisely he
boarded an Italian ship from Alexandria on the 5th June
to proceed to Beirut ~~ and the ship went straight to
Italy. News was then received that Shaikh Mohammad
had arrived at Malta, whence he sent an ingenuous
telegram saying that he was unable to find any means
of proceeding home and would His Highness the Shaikh
please arrange ? The Family has sent a reply urging
him to ’’keep out of danger areas’’ 1 .
71. Qatar
Reference paragraph 64 of my Intelligence
Summary No® 10 of 1940.
The Ahmed Section were disarmed actually only
for a few days and with the temporary banishment of
two youths involved in the affray all is quiet again
in Qatar.
72. Meteorological
Maximum temperature 103.8^ ° n ^th June
Minimum temperature®. 7<j«6 on the ^ 5th June
Humidity exceeded 70% on 11 days maximum being 9o%
Dated the 22nd June 1940
3d/- H. Weightman.
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.
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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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