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Coll 30/52 (2) 'Persian Gulf, Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎15r] (29/951)

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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Po]itical Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, for /
period 16th to 30th November, 1945.
180. M OVBMBNTS OF OFFICIALS .'
.(i) On the 18th November Commodore I.W. I'liitehorn,.. R.N./, •
Senior I T aval ^ Of f icer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , accompanied by the Political
Agent, left in H.M.9. u Seabelle ,, for Qatar and returned on the
20th. They lunched with Sheikh Abdullah bin Qasim A1 Thani
who was in good health. The Sheikh raised the question of
certain supplies for Qatar.
(ii) On the 24th November Mr. C.J. Pelly, d.B.E., Secre
tary to the Hon'ble 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. ,
arrived by s.s."Barjora n . On the 29th November he left by air
for Basrah.
181. CALLS .
(i) On the 17th and 22nd November 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.
called on His Highness Shaikh Sir Salman bin Hamad al Khalifah,
K.C.I.S., Ruler of Bahrain, at His Highness’ Palace at Rafa'a*
(ii) On the 24th November His Highness paid a return call
at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
(iii) On the 24th November 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. , accompanied
byj'irs. Farquhar, (wife of the Counsellor to the British Embassy,
Tehran, who arrived in Bahrain on the 19th,and left on the
"Barala" for Persia on the 24th), visited the Shaikha Ayesha
bint Rashid al Khalifah, widow of the late Ruler. The Sheikha
displayed much interest in Mrs. Farquhar’s journey to Bahrain
and asked her innumerable questions on life in Europe.
182. V ISITORS.
(i) On the.16th Air Vice-Marshal Stafford made a brief
visit to Bahrain in connection with the opening of an extension
to the R.A.F. Mess on Muharraq.
(ii) Brigadier F.E.C. Hughes who was once engaged in
formulatiB^i a Defence programme for the Gulf was held up at
Bahrain en route to the United Kingdom owing to weather condi
tions. He dined with 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. .
(iii) On the 24th November Dr. M. Hisabi, Governor of
Bushire, arrived by s.s."Barjora" and left for India by air
on the 28th. He is. going to India for eye treatment and was
examined &nd given local treatment by Dr. R.H.B. Snow, the
medical officer of the Bahrain Government, during his stay in
Bahrain.
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(iv) .On the 26th Mr. Hanna, Vice-president of California
Standard Oil and of BAPCO together with Mr. Ward Anderson, the
Chief Local Representative, showed 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. round
the Bahrain oil fields and installations.
(v)^0n the 29th Saleh al’Manah, Secretary to the Sheikh
of Qatar, visited 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. . On the same day Mohammed
bin Othman, Director of Customs, Qatar, also visited the Poli
tical Agent. The last named brought a message from the Sheikh
asking for a doctor to be sent immediately as his legs had
suddenly started ^o swell causing a high fever. Dr. Steele,
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. doctor, left Bahrain that noon for Qatar.
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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.

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1 file (473 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 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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