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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [157r] (318/376)
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«21 of 1S40 o
Tnteiligencs 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 for
the period 1st
her 1940
15 th No verm
121,
Silverstar ,! 'Dutch) arrived here on the
30th October and left on the 31st October 1940 after dis
charging Sj~/ 6 packages ior Bahrain and 300 packages for
transhipment to the mainland
T a Ve ‘-Captain A»F 0 Lucas : - (Panama; arrived here on
the 1st November and left on the 2nd November 1940 with
a cargo of 4809 tons Fuel oil for Singapore<>
(iii) T,W'Sierstad" (Norwegian) arrived here on the the
1st November and left on the 5th November 1940 with a car~
go of 10 ? 647 tons Gasoline and 2815 tons Kerosene foi
Australian ports.
(iv) T 0 V. !? E1 Segundo ;: (Panama) arrived here on the 4th
November and left on the 5th November 1940 with a cargo
of 1818 tons Fuel oil for Karachi and 2883 tons Fuel oil
for Bombay.
(v)
SoSo”Taraqi” (British) arrived here on the 7th
November 5 discharged 2825 packages for Bahrain and 3475
packages for transhipment to the mainland and left on the
8th November 1940 for Abadan with a cargo of 217 drums
Aeroshell and 129 empties.
(vi)S,So n Akagisan Maru :? arrived here on the 9th Novem
ber 1940 and left on the 10th November after discharging
4186 packages for Bahrain and 500 packages for tranship
ment to the mainlando
(vii) T.Vo’’Bahrein" (Panama) arrived here on the 9th
November and left the same day for Karachi and Bombay^ ^
with a cargo of 4002 tons Kerosene ano. 2161 tons Gas^^-nc
(viii) T.Vo "Inge Ma«rsk 5t (S„ African) arrived here on the
11th and left on the 12th November 1940 with a cargo of
2812 tons Kerosene, 9540 tons Gasoline and 1716 tons
Diesel oil for Durban, S.Ao
(ix) T.V."Mindanao" (U.S.A) arrived here on the 14th
and left, on the 15th November 3.940 with a cargo of 19 ^
tons Diesel Fuel and 7657 tons Fuel Oil for Manila. -
122 s Movements of British O. ffiC-^ala
(i) Reference paragraph 115 lv) of my Intelligence
Summary No.20 of 1940.
Caotain R.D. Metcalfe, Political Officer, Truej_aj..
Coast left for Sharjah on the 6th November 19 0.
(ii) Reference paragraph 115 (ii) of my Intelligence
Summary No.20 of 1940.
The Hon'ble Lieutenant Colonel 0.G.Prior,
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, lefu wi
staff /'-
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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