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Coll 30/52(1) 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎173r] (347/1077)

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The record is made up of 1 file (535 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1933-21 Feb 1941. 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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of his regiotorod in Bahrain hod been detained by the Per
sian authorities at Khorramshahr* The info mat ion was not
clear at first but it appeared that the nakhuda of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
had been called upon by the Persian authorities to take out
Persian registration papers* Telegraphic enquiries were
made and it was confirmed on the 30th of September that
the Persian Government had in accordance with standing or
ders required the nakhuda to take out Persian registration
papers and had impounded his Bahrain registration papers.
By the evening of the 30th September no decision had been
taken with regard to future action in this case*
153. SayiflL
Nil.
T54. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. *
Reference paragraph No. 147 (iv) of Intelligence Re
port No. 16 of 1937.
Shaikh Khalld bln Ahmed was elected as Regent for the
State of Kalba by the notables of Kalba on the 16th Septem
ber. An agreement was drawn up on the same day and was
signed by Khalid and dome of the leading men of Kalba. By
this Agreement Shaikh Khalld undertook o safeguard the in
terests of the minor Shaikh, and B&rut was confirmed as
Wall of Kalba.
155. Foreign Travellera .
Herr ft.W.X.W. Kulenkarapff, a German, who is interest
ed in pearls and shells, arrived here on the 26th September.
His intention is to go to Lingah via Sharjah.
156. lie^Q,^o^ic„^l.
Maximum temperature 106.0° on 22nd September.
Minimum temperature 76.0° on 17th September.
Humidity exceeded 80$ on 9 days.
3d/- T. Hickiiibothem •
Bahrain, Captain,
9th October 1937. 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.
Distribution.
^ The Secretary,Political Department, 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. , London.
His Majesty's Minister, Jedda.
His Majesty's Ambassador, Baghdad.
The Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in Iraq,Hlnaldl.
The Officer Commanding.C and II Party,Royal Air Force, Basra.
The Honourable 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
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. , Kuwait. ( 3ushire.
The Political A ent and H.B.M's Consul, Muscat.
The Senior Kaval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division.
The Naval Staff Officer, Naval Intelligence Centre, Colombo.
Hie Excellency the Governor and Chief Commissioner, Aden.
The Secretary to the Govt.of India in the Externa! Affairs
Department, Simla.
The Senior General Staff Officer,Army Headquarters, Simla.
W.H.Ingrams,Esquire,0.B.E.,British Agent, tfukalla, Aden.

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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 the years 1933-40. 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. There are occasional hand-written comments in the margins of the reports.

The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following topics:

  • Shipping
  • The movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables
  • Local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and the wider Middle East
  • Economic matters and food supplies
  • Bahrain Petroleum Company and other matters related to the oil industry
  • Transport accidents
  • The Bahrain ruling family
  • Tensions between Abu Dhabi and Dubai
  • The pearl trade
  • Workers' strikes in Bahrain
  • Local crime
  • The slave trade
  • Regional boundary disputes
  • The impact of the beginning of the Second World War in Bahrain and local reaction to events in the war
  • Weather and meteorological data.

A photograph of Charles Belgrave and the French Naval Officer, Contre Amiral Rivet is contained on folio 388. It was taken when the French Sloop Bougainville visited Bahrain on 14-16 February 1935.

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 (535 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 537; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-537; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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