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No. 6 of 1940
30. Shipping
RECd. POL. :>EPt.
5 APR 940
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.
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' 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,
for the period 16th - 31st
March 194
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(i) T.V. M Ketty Brovig” (Norwegian) arrived
here on the 11th and left on the 19th March 19
with a cargo of 3241 tons of Fuel Oil for Bombay
and 2ec21 tons of Diesel Oil and 4323 tons o^ 11 uel
Oil for Colombo.
(ii) T.V. "China 1 ' (^anama^ arrived here on the
12th and left on the 16th March 1940 with a cargo
of 5934 tons of Gasoline, 2630 tons of Kerosene
and 6446 tons of Gasoline for Australian ports.
(iii) T.V. "South Africa" (Norwegian) arrived
here on the 14th and left on the 16th March 1940
for South Africa with a cargo of 3362 tons ox
Kerosene and 2408 tons of Diesel Oil.
(iv) T.V. "Jane Maersk" (Danish) arrived here
on the 15th and left on the 17th March a.940 for
Singapore with a cargo of 8977 tons oi ^ uel 0^
and 3618 tons of Diesel Oil.
(v) T.V. "Inge Maersk" (Danish) arrived here
on the 19th and left on the 22nd March 1940 with
a cargo of 8977 tons of Gasoline, 2233 tons ot
Kerosene and 2946 tons of Diesel Oil Mombasa,
Bast Africa, and Durban and pape Town, ^outh Africa.
(vi) T.V. "Arena" (Norwegian) arrived here on
the 16th and left on the 19th March 1940 with a
cargo of 12115 tons of Gasoline and 8228 tons o~
Kerosene for Suez.
(vii) T.V. "Prometeo" (Italian) arrived here on
the 17th and left on the 20th March 1940 with a
cargo of 5235 tons of Gasoline and 818 uons oi
Kerosene for Massawa.
(viii) T.V. "Evita" (Norwegian) arrived here on
the 20th and left on the 23rd March 1940 with a
cargo of 7667 tons of Gasoline and 1260 tons of
Kerosene for New Zealand.
(ix) T.V. "Aase Maersk" (Danish) arrived here
on the 24th and left on the 25th March 1940 with
a cargo of 9514 tons of Fuel Oil for buez.
(x) S.S. "Liloa" (American) arrived here on
the 16th March 1940 and left the same day
disEharging 1752 packages for Bahrain and 6 packages
for transhipment to the mainland.
31. Movements of British Officials
(i) Reference paragraph 25 (ii) of my Intelli
gence Summary No. 5 of 1940.
His Excellency Sir Basil Newton, K.C.M.G.,
His Majesty’s Ambassador Baghdad, left with his
Secretary Mr. M. Man for Basra on the 16th March
by Imperial Airways.
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