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Coll 30/52(3) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain Intelligence Summaries 1946' [‎24r] (47/276)

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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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SECRET.
No. 20 OF 194 7.
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD 16TH TO 31ST
OCTOBER, 1947.
220. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICIALS .
(i) On tho 24th Captain R.J.R, Dendy, R.N.,
Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived in Bahrain on board
H.M.S. "Loch Glen Duu ?: . He left for Colombo by air on the
(ii) On the 23rd October, .1947, Mr. H.3. Walters of
the Ministry of Works, Cairo, arrived in Bahrain by air,
(iii) On the 29th Dr. R.H.B. Snow, State Medical Officer,
Bahrain, returned from the United Kingdom on expiry of his
leave and resumed charge of his post.
221. VISITORS .
(i) Reference paragraph 2l0(li) of Intelligence
Summary No„ 19.
Mr. H« Weightman returned to Bahrain from Saudi
Arabia by air on the 21st. He left for Kuwait by S,3. M DUMRA"
on the 26th.
(ii) Reference paragraph 24(i) of Intelligence Summary
No. 3
On the 17th Shaikh Said bin Maktum, O.BcE., Ruler
of Dubai, accompanied by his nephews Obaid bin Jumah and Hamad
bin Jumah, arrived at Bahrain in his launch. He called on
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. at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on the 13th, and had an
interview with the Hon'ble 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. on the 20th.
Shaikh Said, accompanied by his brother, Shaikh Juma’h bin
Maktum, called on 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. on the 22nd and again
on the 27th, They both left for Dubai on the 29th after calling
on 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. the previous day,
222. CALLS.
On the 27th 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. book Captain R.J.R.
Dendy, R.N., Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to call on
'His Highness the Ruler at his palace at Rafa'a.
223. THE BAHRAIN PETROLE UM COMPANY .
(i) Mr. D.J. Hanna, Vice-president of the Bahrain petro
leum Company, accompanied by Mrs. Hanna, arrived in Bahrain
during the period under review. Mr. Hanna presented His High
ness the Ruler with a new car on behalf of his Oo^-any.
(ii) Mr. Andrew Neilson, Vice-president of the Overseas
Tankship Corporation, paid a short visit to Bahrain from Beirut
during the fortnight.
224. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
(i) Id-ul -Haj. The ’Id this year fell on the 24th of
October. The Hon-Die 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. and the Political
Agent called on His Vh^ness the Rula- of Bahrain at his palace

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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.

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1 file (136 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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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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