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Coll 30/52 (2) 'Persian Gulf, Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [7r] (13/951)
The record is made up of 1 file (473 folios). It was created in 25 Apr 1941-9 Feb 1946. 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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207.
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
On the night of the 28th December two men were dis
covered in the A.MD'hD. wired enclosure at Sharjah attempting
to steal a vehicle or parts. They failed to halt when ,
challenged and were fired upon by the guards. one man was
killed and the other escaped. The casualty is one of the
guards provided by the Sheikh and although his death is to
be regretted the action of the guard was justified.
208. CRIME.
Reference paragraph 135 of Bahrein Intelligence Summary
No. 16 of 1945.
Convict -Minnick continues to petition his Consul-
General in Bombay hoping to cause trouble all round and'a
remission of sentence for himself.
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209. S HIPPING .
Fifteen ships (8 British, 5 American and 2 Panamanian)
at the port of Bahrein during the period under report.
Imports were 1,240-g- tons of general cargo for Bahrein and
42o 2 tons for transhipment to the mainland while exports con
sisted of 149 tons of general cargo and 1,14,450 tons of
petroleum products.
210. M ETEOROLOGICAL .
Maximum temperature
Minimum temperature
Maximum humidity '
Minimum humidity
Rainfall
2H. SIMPLE ARABIC .
It is learnt that the Royal Egyptian Academy for the
Arabic Language is offering a prize of £.1,000. for the best
scheme submitted to them for the simplification of the Arabic
language. The scheme aims at ensuring that written Arabic
corresponds more closely to the spoken fowA^w-The competition
is due to close in October, 1946. " V
It is to be hoped that it attracts a 'satisfactory
system very early indeed. •
79 F. on 16.12.'45
55°F. on 26.19.'45
97$ on 21.12.'45
63$ on 28.12. '45
0.11 inches.
Sd./- A. C. GALLOm::
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.
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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 1941-45. 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
- 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
- The pearl trade
- Workers' strikes in Bahrain
- Local crime
- The slave trade
- Regional boundary disputes
- The impact of the Second World War in Bahrain and local reaction to events in the war
- Weather and meteorological data.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (473 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 475; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 30/52 (2) 'Persian Gulf, Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 9r:475v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence