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Coll 30/52 (2) 'Persian Gulf, Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎28r] (55/951)

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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| political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, for^rh
the period 16th to 30t h Septr.,*45 .
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fen ships (six British, two American, one Dutch, and
one Italian) called at Bahrain during the period under report.
Exports consisted of 1 ton general cargo and 1,02,800 tons
petroleum products while imports were 5,009 tons for Bahrain
and 117 tons transhipment cargo.
150. MOVEMENTS OF' OFFICIALS.
On the 30th September captain R.C. Murphy, Political
Officer, frucial Coast, left by H.M.S. "Seabelle" for
Bushire.
'On the 30th September J.A. Croning, Esq., I.S.O.,
M.B.E., Under Secretary to 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 air from India.
151. CRIME .
(a) Traffic Offences .
The steady increase in traffic accidents which was
noted in the Bahrain Government's last annual report has
been unfortunately well maintained. This is largely due
to the increase in the number of Service and Oil company
vehicles driven by locally recruited men many of whom would
be unable properly to control a donkey much less a powerful
motor lorry. In one case which attracted some attention
it was thought at first that the driver was one of this type.
Two Indians were knocked down and seriously injured by a
^vehicle which then drove on. Subsequently when the case
f was heard by 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. , sitting as District
'Magistrate, it was established that the driver was an
/ officer of the Royal Indian Navy. He was convicted of an
offence under section 338 of the Indian penal Code and
sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment and a line
of Rs.1,000/-•
(b) Thefts .
Both in Uanamah and Muharraq, there has, for.some
time past, been an epidemic of thieving. partly this is
due to the lowering of what in the Bahraini passes for
"moral standards"; more particularly it seems to be.due
to the inadequacy of the police arrangements. At night
these consist of "Naturs" (watchmen) who are supposed to
patrol the town. They are only paid Rs.25/- to us.30/-
per month, and as most of them are married and (despite
the demands of their calling) have children, it is impos
sible for them to live on this amount. They are thought
to have connived at, if not actually committed some of
the thefts. Shaikh Khalifah bin Mohammed, the Super
intendent of Police, seems to enjoy the pursuit of fish
more than that of thieves. He is a keen deep sea angler. ^
152. 1LANAKAH T0 rr N vr AT5R SUPPLY.
His Highness the Shaikh sanctioned the expenditure
for this scheme before’ the war; and it had got as far as
calling for estimates for machinery, etc., when the war
brake out. The State authorities have now again.shorn
commendable activity in the matter and, at their instance,
Mr. Jones of Holloway Brothers visited Bahrain during the
/period....

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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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