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69 ' dements pi hrj-.ish officials.
(i) On the 11th June 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. proce'
the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in H.I •S, 31
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leded with
Shor eham
visit to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Kalba. On the
loth June 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. transferred to K.L.J. Fowey and
visited Sharjah and Dubai again, and also Ajman.
(ii) hr* K.3.T. John, I.C.3., Acting Vice Consul, Bushire,
arrived on the 18th and left on the 24th June 1939.
(iii) The honourable Lieutenant Colonel Sir Irenehard Fowle,
I.C.I.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. ,
arrived on the 27th June on a farewell visit to Bahrain.
70. Ncitish Interests .
(i) Mr. C.P.L. Adrian-Vallance of the Iraq Bducational
Department, visited Bahrain from the 12th to the 22nd June
for the purpose of inspecting and reporting on the educational
organisation at present existing in Bahrain and of advising on
its future growth.
(ii) Mr. C. Gfehan arrived from Karachi on the 21st June
to take over charge as Officer in Charge, Cable and ireless
Limited, Bahrain, vice Mr. N.L. Penfold.
71. foreign Interests .
deference paragraph 44 (i) of my Intelligence Summary
No. 7 of 1939. '
Mr. M. . Thornburg, Vice President of the Bahrain
1 etroleum Company Limited left Bahrain on the 8th June 1939.
72. Local Affairs .
(i) The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. flagstaff was dressed on the 8th June in
honour of the Birthday of His ^ajesty the King Emperor.
Calls were received from His Highness the Ruler of
Bahrain, members of the A1 Khalifah family, and leading
members of the India, Arab and Persian Communities.
(if) On i.he 16th oune a meeting was held in the Bahrain
Theatre under the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Shaikh Abdullah binTsaaF
Oialirah, with the object of collecting subscriptions for
distressed Arab widows and orphans in Palestine. The amount
collected and promised so far is some -,3.24,000. Unfortunately
M-e fixst instalment ox ohis money was sent to SPiaikh Muhammad
bin Isa in Alexandria for transmission to Abdul Hamid Said* in
Cairo, is stc ted by the Embassy to be an undesirable. This
was only discovered 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. * s return to Bahrain
from the Irucial Coast and though efforts have been made to
intercept the money, it is probably too late. The action of
the Bahrain Committee in ignoring adivee to send the money wo
the Arab omen*s Committee in Jerusalem is deplorable.
73. frucial Coast .
(i) The continued stay in dharjah of Shaikh Mana and the
Dubai refugee party and the Shaikh of Sharjah*s unwillingness
to evict them from his town finally led the Shaikh of Dubai to
threaten to attack Sharjah Town. Uncessful efforts were
made to induce the Shaikh of ; bu Dhabi to permit the Refugees
to live in his States and finally it was decided what the only
ive ox any suosequent arrangements which might"be made for
their/
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