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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [140r] (284/376)
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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they were here.
somewhere near the entrance
t prisoners taken from the
ahrain and later sent to
remarkably well while
i in Bahrain that an
^ ri ^ eres 't’ing fact that we
despicable dagoes.
(iii) A remote relative of the A1 Kalifah Family by
name Ahmad bin Isa al Ghatm of Rafa ! a who has been
dissatisfied^with his allowance tbr some time decided
recently to invite the Shah to take over Bahrain,
Unfortunately for him he chose the wrong person to
write his letter for him and he is now likely to have
plenty of leisure in which to regret the disloyal
sentiments to which he gave expression,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
(i) Reference paragraph 65 of my Intelligence
Summary No.10 of 1940,
a verbal message to Shaikh Abdur Rahman of Hira ap
prising him of the agreement between Sharjah and Dubai
to boycott Hira and calling on him to stop Hira
people going to Sharjah, In reply Shaikh Abdur Rah
man sent a written note to the Shaikh of Sharjah
saying that if the Shaikh of Sharjah interfered with
the movements of any of his people he would kill the
elite of Sharjah, The Shaikh of Sharjah then tried
to induce the Shaikh of Dubai to agree that the other
Trucial Shaikhs should be invited to k® join in the
boycott of Hira and, if they refused, to extend the
boycott to them. Shaikh Said naturally rejected this
childish plan, and said that he had not the least ob
jections to Hira carrying on normal business with
Sharjah; his only stipulation was that the Auwlad
Rashid and the Auwlad Bati should not go to Sharjah.
Meanwhile Shaikh Abdur Rahman is trying to come
to some arrangement with the Shaikh of Dubai about the
Dubai refugees in Hira and he has enlisted the support
of the Shaikhs of Umm al Qaiwain and Kimriyah, The
Shaikh of Sharjah is unable to prevent the Aulad Ra
shid and Bati from frequenting Sharjah and he has in
vited Shaikh Said of Dubai to attack them,
f-i t ^ r PhpT , ft h^s been a mild outbreak ox anti—
On the 27th May the Shaikh of Sharjah sent
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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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- 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