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Coll 30/52(3) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain Intelligence Summaries 1946' [7r] (13/276)
The record is made up of 1 file (136 folios). It was created in 30 Aug 1946-22 Jan 1948. 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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territory by certain robbers and-4aken
the fact t\^ a M Uj ^ ra 1 h u terriCOr7 - 0n h ^ing of this and
' jhe Shalkh of Fujairah took no steps to appre-
TurAiTTM 9 or save the abducted women, JA v It) AHl'IAD BIN
;r 1 * 1 ?uf ter f or internal Affairs, Muscat, sent ALT BIN
Fnviftnh^ V1 ^ h ^ rudely-worded letter to the Shaikh of
^ujairah protesting against his attitude and saying that he
(subiectt el h d ^ th9 * ult ' ar '' s Government as one of their men
- S , requlrei to protect their interests* The
’j f 5^ tujairan replied that-he considers himself quite
| independent from Muscat, that he had no information about
tne passage of the robbers through his territory and that he
th? ia n< ? !‘ /ay ^ es P° ns:Lble f°r restoring persons kidnapped or
things stolen from Muscat territory.
’ 38 . AUrOlIA nc fELBPHON
-JO
Che Automatic telephone Exchange building has
lV _? 0en 0orri Ploted and it is hoped to commence operation
uutoma^ic telephone system by the hot weather. Much
wall depend on whether the Bahrain Government are able to
provide an adequate supply of electricity. They have not vet
been able to provide electricity for the new telephone
exchange building or for "
built by the Company.
339. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
the new staff quarters recently
(i) on ths 13th 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.
presided over a
meeting of the merchant community. The main natter for dis
cussion was the best method of distributing literature
received from the Board of Trade by the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
among the
merchant community. it was decided to place it in the local
''Chamber of Commerce" room where it could be consulted by
those interested. The Director of Customs was among those
present.
(ii) Prices of
Essential Commodities (for 'DecemlieY) J
Prices per
Kilogramme.
Commodity
Control pric
os Bazaar prices.
Rice
< . . 7;
Ranging from Ks. 2.3.0
V/heat
to Es. 1.13.0 according
to the quality.
Es. 0. 7.9
Bread (local)
0. 10.0
Vegetable Oil (ghee)
pure ghee
3. 7.0
Ranging from Ps. 8/4/- to
Es. 11/- according to the
Sugar
quality.
Ps. 1. 4.0
Tea
\
Ranging from Ks.3.5.6 to
Ps. 10.12.0 according to
Dhal
Potatoes ...
Onions
Mutton
1.10.6
■ / the quality.
Ps. 0.13.6
0.13.0
0. 9.0
Beef
1. 6.0
Butter
No Stock.
Milk
Firewood ... (
0. 9.0
Rs. 0.2.0
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This file 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. in Bahrain from August 1946 until December 1947. A handwritten note on the cover of the file states that the summaries from January to July 1946 had been mislaid.
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 British diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following topics:
- Movement of Officials
- Calls and Visitors
- Local Affairs
- Affairs of the Trucial Shaikhs
- The Royal Air Force
- Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited
- Petroleum Concessions Limited
- Shipping
- Meteorological.
There are occasional hand-written comments in the margins of the reports.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (136 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 138; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3769A
- Title
- Coll 30/52(3) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain Intelligence Summaries 1946'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:137v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence