'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [159r] (322/376)
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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129/-
SECRET
No* 22 of 1940
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.
, Bahrain,
for the period 16th to 30th
November 1940,
126, Shipping
t . ''^ 3ter '\ °- u ® en " (American) arrived here on
the 14th and left on the 19th November 1940 with 43 packages
of Sundries for New York, after discharging 5526 packages
for Bahrain and 12 packages for transhipment to the mainland.
Cii) Britania (Norwegian) arrived here on the
loth and left on the 17th November 1940 with a cargo of
13,048 tons of Gasoline for Dairen.
(iii) T.V, ’’Elsa” (Norwegian) arrived here on the 15th
and left on the 18th November 1940 with a cargo of 7672
tons of Sasoline for Australian ports,
(iv) S.S, "Bloenfontein" (Dutch) arrived here on the
19th and left on the 21st November 1940 with 349 packages
og personal effects for American ports, after discharging
6211 packages for Bahrain and 702 packages for transhipment
to the mainland,
(v) S.S, "Anniston City" (American) arrived here on
the 26th and left on the 28th November 1940 for New York
with 1 box Pyrometer Recorder, after discharging 2711
packages for Bahrain and 2 packages for transhipment to
the mainland.
(vi) T.V. "El Segundo" (Panama) arrived here on the
22nd and left on the 24th November 1940 with a cargo of
4675 tons of Fuel Oil for Coldmbo, Ceylon*
(vii) T.V, "China" (Panama) arrived here on the 23rd
and left on the 24th November 1940 with a cargo of
13,998 tons of Gasoline and 843 tons of Kerosene u .
Australian ports, after discharging 171 packages for Bahrain.
(viii) T,V. "Bahrein" (Panama) arrived here on the 27th
and left on the 28th November 1940 with a cargo of 5888
tons of Kerosene for Karachi and Bombay.
(ix) S.S. "Taraqqi" (British) arrived here on the 29th
November 1940. She has not yet cleared her cargoes.
127. Movements of British O fficials
Mr A.C. Trott of the British Legation,
arrived^here from Riyadh on the 16th November and left for
India on the 23rd. He will return here on his way to
Tehran via Bushire.
128. Contraband Control
Acting on the instructions of
States^ d steamship N "Anniston°City" S on e the ^thXvember; but
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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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