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'File 8/16 Bahrain Diaries 1938 to 1940' [161r] (326/376)
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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SSCPJCT
No 0 23 of 1940
Intefligence Summary
ol 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,
lor the period 1st to 15th
December 1940.
131 o SHIPPING
f -? 'N o r<
K / O o b e
'■Taraa.
Sf ss, h ?ao“iii: e
. P;: T ; V ' ! 'India n (Norwegian) arrived here on the
^ jun. "vovemoer and ieft on the 2nd December 1940 with a
ca 'l^ a , bans .Gasoline, 1741 tons of Kerosene
anc --ons ox Diesel Gas Oil for Capetown, South
Airica 3
(in; T,v„ Captain A,F. Lucas” (Panama) arrived
here ^ on the 13th and left on the 14th December 1940.
Paroiculars of cargo have not yet been received.
132 5 MOVEMENTS OF BRITISH OFFICIALS
(i) Reference paragraph 122 (ii) of my Intelligence
Summary No. 21 of 1940.
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The Hon*ble Lieutenant-Colonel C.G. Prior, C.I.E.,
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.
, returned from
Muscat in L „T „ !: Nearchus n on the 3rd December and left
the same evening for Kuwait.
Captain J.B. Howes, I.A., the Publicity Officdr,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, also returned with the
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.
.
(ii) Group Carta in F.W. Walker, Senior Air Staff
Officer, and Major A.J.D. Rose, G.S.0*2, Royal Air Force
Headquarters ? Habbaniyah, arrived here on the 7th and
left on the 9th December for Kuwait.
(iii) Captain H.JIC. Thomas of the Iraq Levies also
arrived on the 4th December 1940 to assist the Defence
Officer in drawing up a defence plan.
(iv) Reference paragraph 127 of my Intelligence
Summary No. 22 of 1940«
Mr. AXo Trott arrived here from Karachi on
the 8th December and left by the same boat for Bushire
en route to Tehran.
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on December 13th (Friday) I visited the Hawar
Island in the "Felix Jones" ; Captain J.B. Howes and Dr.
R. Holmes also came. We started from the Bahrain Pet-
rc^eum Company ; s pier at Sitra at 9 a.m. and arrived off
Northlawartillage at 12.30. We landed at the pier
and were saluted by a guard of naturs, a^
examined the recently built Fort which ^ fitted with
piPorr-c I-feht plant (only used when any oi the
Shaikhs are piSsen?). The F^rt has recently been sur-
rounded by a barbed wire fence. There are . 12 „ natu £f....
wh 0 are phanged at intervals. A fev; Dawazir from Zellaq
were in residence ; they apparently Ihe
and return to Zellaq in summer, fce also saw some ol the
other Islands cl* the group-
133 /-
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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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