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Coll 30/52(3) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain Intelligence Summaries 1946' [‎28r] (55/276)

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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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BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY FOR PERIOD
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208. MOVEMENTS OF OFFICTAT.S.
(i) On the 1st 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. met the Parliament
ary Delegation to China. Mr. Lindsey and Lord Amulree were
shown round the island and visited one of the air-conditioned
houses provided for their European and American employees by
the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited.
(ii) On the 5th 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. met the Parliament
ary Delegation to Japan. Mr. Harvey Rhodes and Mr. Stanley
Prescott were shown the Oil Refinery and the Bahrain petroleum
Company's residential township. They were entertained at the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. together with Mr. Redman of His Majesty’s
Liaison Mission to Tokyo, who was accompanying the Delegation.
(iii) Reference paragraph 13Q(iv) of Intelligence
Summary No.12.
On the 6th the Hon'ble Sir Rupert Hay, K.C.I.E.,
C.S.I., arrived in Bahrain from the United Kingdom and resumed
charge as 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. .
(iv) Reference paragraph 130(i) of intelligence
Summary No. 12.
On the GthMr. C.D. Belgrave, C.3.E., arrived by
air from the United Kingdom and resumed charge as Adviser to
the Bahrain Government.
(v) On the 7th Lt-Col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E., O.B.E.,,
left for the United Kingdom on leave after handing over charge
to the Hon'ble Sir Rupert Hay, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., as Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
209. CALLS .
(i) On the 2nd the Hon'ble Lt-Col. A.C. Galloway,
C.I.E*, O.B.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. , called
on His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain at his Palace at Raf'ah.
His Highness returned the call on the 4th.
(ii) On the 5th Mr.G.N. Jackson, M.3.E., 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, called on His Highness Shaikh Sir Salman bin Hamad A1
Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain, at his palace at Raf'ah, to discuss
with him the administration of the jpost nffic^ in Bahrain.
(iii) On the 6th Lt-Col. A.C. Galloway, C.I.E., O.B.E.,
paid a farewell call on His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain and
on Shaikh Muhammad bin Isa A1 Khalifah, and Shaikh Abdullah bin
Isa A1 Khalifah, C.I.E., uncles of His Highness.
(iv) On the 8th His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain called
on Sir Rupert Hay. The call was returned on the 9th.
(v) On the 15th 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. called on Shaikh
Muhammad bin Isa A1 Khalifah and Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa A1
Khalifah, uncles of His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain.
/210. VISITORS.

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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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