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Coll 30/52 (2) 'Persian Gulf, Diaries: Bahrain News and Intelligence Reports' [‎54r] (107/951)

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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. 1945 •
It appears that the vehicle belongs "to the F# Anti-
Malaria Squad who, in the course of their duty, left it on the
morning of the accident, outside the village in charge of an
Aircraftsman who,was not a qualified driver. For some unknown
reason he attempted to drive the vehicle and entered the village
where, from the track marks it is apparent that he lost control.
He first collided with the parapet of a small well, swerved to
avoid a fence, crashed through the reed hut, drove on a short
distance, stopped, backed into another fence and then drove off.
The deceased was a Persian working as a coolie A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. in the
R.A.F. camp and the question of paying compensation to his
family is under consideration.
79. PEARLING .
Reference paragraph 72' of Bahrain intelligence Summary
No. 9.
Employment on Bahrain Petroleum Company and Service works
still absorbs many divers, but high prices las-t year were an
encouragement and pearlers are paying very good wages to divers
who will work for them, often much in excess of the Government
rate. The price of a Jiwen (first quality) pearl at present
is Rs. 180/- per CHAW*, and there is a strong demand from
Indian buyers.
Ramzan has divided the pearling season_in half* The
first began on May 19th and will continue until August 5th.
The second half begins on September 10th and goes on to October
31st and will be a better time for diving in the calmer seas
after the monsoon.
80. INDIAN FILM UNIT.
Reference paragraph 73 of Bahrain intelligence Summary
No. 9.
The Indian Film Unit have been held up in Bahrain awaiting
the arrival of new film from India. This has now^arrived, and
, they hope to shoot the pearl diving operations during the first
week of June.
81. METEOROLOGICAL.
Maximum temperature ...
Minimum temperature ...
Maximum humidity ...
Minimum humidity ... •
Rainfall ... NIL.
102°F. on 31.5.1945.
78°F. or. 17.5.1945.
96% on 20.5.1945.
60^ on 25.5.1945.
Sd./- C.J. PELLY,
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.
NS.
* (A chaw = —=— oz.)
3,300

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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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