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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [139r] (282/376)
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.13 of 1940
i:>S i ligence Swmn&ry 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,
-or the period 1st to 15th
July 1940,
77. Shinning
on the 1 3 rd S Jnlv Y ^H h i' Z i+ MaruU ^ Ja P anese ^ arrived here
discharelL J f£? ^ d v l8f 2 n the 4th Jul y 1940 after
discharging 633 packages for Bahrain,
'' Ka “°f av i a Maru '' (Japanese) arrived here
on the 5th Julyand left on the 7 th July 1940 after
disc arging 4035 packages for Bahrain, with a cargo of
3 cases Ghee, and dates for Kobe, Japan.
<>v,a''T :i 'h ^ 2 e g undo " : (Panama) arrived here on the
an £ ^. the 3rd Jul y 194 0 with a cargo of
4002 tons* of Fuel On for Singapore,
-io+v/t V t ^ "Arena” (Norv/egian) arrived here on the
12th July and left the same day with a cargo of 2461
tons of Kerosene oil and 2256 tons of Gasoline for
Karachi, and 3904 tons of Kerosene and 621 tons of Gas
oline for Bombay.
(v) S.S. ”Tosari” (Dutch) arrived here on the 13th
July and left on the 14th July 1940 with a cargo of 110
packages of personal effects and empty gas cylinders for
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sumatra, after discharg
ing 3125 packages for Bahrain and 100 packages for tran
shipment to the mainland,
(vi) TV "Bahrein” (Panama) arrived here on the 13th
and left on the 15th July 1940 with a cargo of 4701
tons Kerosene oil and 4254 tons Gasoline for Karachi®
78. Movements of British Officials
(i) Mr, R.I.Hallows, Assistant
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, left for India on recess on the 7th duly 1940.
(ii) Reference paragraph 74 (ii) of my Intelligence
Summary No.12 of 1940.
Major A.C.Byard, M.B 0 E., Defence Officer, Per
sian Gulf, returned from India by air on the 12th July
1940.
79. British Interests .
Mr. C.R.L.Adrian-Vallance, Director of Educa
tion, Bahrain Government, left on a trip to Iraq and
Palestine on the 6 th July 1940,
80. Local Affairs .
(i) Reference paragraph 70(ii) of my Intelligence
Summary No. 11 of 1940. \
News has been received that Shaikh Mohammad
bin * Isa has arrived in Alexandria, It. is not yet
known how he was transported there from Malta,
(ii) Reference the concluding sentence of paragraph
75(c) of my Summary No,12 of 1940,
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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