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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [152r] (308/376)
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
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No.19 of 1940 c
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.
9 Bahrain fot*
the period 1st to 15th Octo
ber 1940.
109. Shipp ing
4th^October "^u in ” jt? nam a) a^ived here on the
left on thp’^th rv? r x ed ? P aclca ges for Bahrain, and
Gasoline ^^non ^ T 1940 with a car 8 0 of 4263
asolme and 4690 tons Kerosene for Bombay, India.
ober 1 anITor+ Ena " + P U ^ut arrived here on the 5th 0ct -
scqt the 6th Oc'totoer 1940 with a cargo of
8891 tons Fuel Oil for Singapore.
(iii) S.S. "Narbo" (U.S.A.) arrived here on the 7th
c ober and left on the 13th with two boxes Sundries
or New York, after discharging 29,991 packages for
Bahrain and 3 packages for transhipment to the main
land.
"Khuzistan’' (British) arrived here on the
9th October, discharged 2010 packages for Bahrain and
left on the 10 th October 1940 with a cargo of 629
empty drums and 200 cases empty bottles for Abadan,
Iran.
(v) T.V. M Genyo Maru ,! (Japanese) arrived here on
the 11th October and left on" the 12 th October 1940 with
a cargo of 12007 tons Gas Oil for Kure, Japan.
(vl) S.S; "Chile Maru" (Japanese) arrived here on
the 13th October and left the same day, after dischar
ging 2617 packages for Bahrain and 2500 packages for
transhipment to the mainland.
110. Movements of British Officials
(i) Lieutenant Colonel J.J. Rooney, I.M.S. , Resi
dency Surgeon, Bushire, passed through Bahrain on the
8 th October on his way to Bushire.
(ii) Major Rose, G.S.0.2, R.A.F. Headquarters, Hab-
baniyah, arrived in Bahrain by ’plane on the 10th
October and returned on the 13th October 1940*
111 * Local Affairs .
Reference paragraph No.105 of my Intelligence
Summary No.18 of 1940.
His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain has received
a letter from Shaikh Said bin Maktum of Dubai, which
states that Shaikh Abdullah of Qatar has completely
rejected the Zubareh claim.
He further states that he has no objection to
falling in with the Bahrain Shaikhs’ suggestion that
Dubai should join in the blockade of Qatar, but that,
as those who trade with Qatar are mostly foreigners,
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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