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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [131r] (263/472)
The record is made up of 1 file (233 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1948-14 Feb 1950. 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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(ii) P etr o leum Develoiom e nt (Qatar) Limited .
There have been a number of resignations over
the last few months from amongst the engineering staff of
the Company. The reasons seem to be a lack of many
amenities and the fact that much of the construction ma
terial for the company's building operations has not yet
arrived and there is little work for their engineers,
this leading to boredom. Many of those who have resigned
have elected to go to East Africa in order to work on the
development projects there.
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260.
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
(i) Petroleum Development (Truc ial Co as t) Ltd „
The Company have resumed work on the seismic
survey of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
hinterland which was dis
continued for the summer. Their survey camp has been
set up 6 miles south-west of Jabal Ali, and their seismic
instruments and heavy vehicles have recently been brought
by ship to Umm al Qaiwain and unloaded there. The
Shaikhs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are providing guards at the
Jabal nli camp.
(ii) Awamir .
Reference paragraph 237 (v) of Intelligence
Summary No.17.
The Shaikh of Dubai has brought about peace
between the Beni Qitab and the Awamir. The latter are
reported to have agreed to return the camels they had
looted from the Beni Qitab.
(iii) Salim bin Hamad bin Rakkadh, a Chief of
the Awamir tribe who lives in Saudi Arabia and owes al
legiance to Ibn Saud, recently visited Sharjah, Dubai,
Ajman and Umm al Qaiwain. * This is his first visit to
the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
after an absence of nearly five years
in Saudi Arabia.
(iv) Pearling .
Reference paragraph 197 (iii) of Intelligence
Summary No.14.
During the period under report all the- Trucial
Coast diving boats returned from the diving banks, which
event marks the close of the diving season. The catch
is reported good and pearls worth more than two
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in each of Dubai and Sharjah have so far been sold.
(v) Fu.i air ah .
Reference paragraph 237 ('iii) of Intelligence
Summary No.17.
There have been further depredations by the
Beni Qitab against the Sharqiyeen but no loss of life-.
The Shaikh of Dubai mediated in this dispute and sent
his brother Shaikh luma'h bin Maktum to Fujairah.
He met the Shaikh of Fujairah and succeeded in bringing about
peace
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The 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. at Bahrain for January 1948 until January 1950 (not for the year 1946 as the title suggests). 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:
- Shipping
- Visits of British and foreign notables
- Economic and commercial matters
- Local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 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.
- The work of Bahrain Petroleum Company, and the oil industry more generally
- American interests in the region
- Local reaction to international events such as those in Palestine and Syria
- The activities of the Royal Navy
- The supply of electricity, water and telecommunications
- Aviation
- The work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit
- The traffic of slaves
- Quarantine and medical matters
- Weather and meteorological data.
There are occasional hand-written comments in the margins of the reports.
In addition to the reports, the file contains a copy of a letter sent from the Government of Pakistan's Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations Department in Karachi to British officials in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain concerning the alleged kidnapping and enslavement of girls in Baluchistan by 'Arab traders in dates', 9 March 1949 (folio 91).
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 (233 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 235; 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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- Title
- Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:90v, 92r:103v, 104ar:104av, 104r:234v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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