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'File 8/8 V Annual Report for the Year 1946' [143r] (285/318)
The record is made up of 1 file (157 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1946-5 Mar 1947. 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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is, however, still in residence, and the playing fields,
swimming pools, canteen, and cinema projector are still
in use as a recreational centre for units of the Persian
Gulf Squadron,
(iv) On the morning of the 22nd February, the R.I.N.
ratings attached to the Naval Base refused duty in sympathy
wich the R.I.N. mutineers in India. The mutiny was passive
and the men returned to duty the following day.
(v) In July the disturbances at Abadan and other places
in South Persia necessitated transfer to the Gulf of H.M.S.
•’Norfolk”, Commander Captain G.P. Claridge, R.N. She arrived
in Bahrain on the 20th July and left on the 28th August.
On Sunday 4th August, the queen's Birthday, the ship was
dressed overall and a Royal Salute of 21 guns was fired the
following day.
(vi) The ships in the Squadron were H.M.S. ”Wren” and
H.M.S. "Wildgoose”. H.M.S. ”Loch Quoich” was also stationed
in the Gulf for a short period.
26. ROYAL AIR FORCE .
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(i) Group Captain M. Lowe, C.B.E., held charge as
Officer Commanding, R.A.F. Station, Bahrain, at the beginning
of the year. He was relieved at the end of March by Squadron/
Leader V.P. Key, O.B.E., who held charge for the rest of the
year.
(ii) A considerable reduction was made in all ranks of
the Royal Air Force personnel in Bahrain during the year.
The use of the R.A.F. ward in the Bahrain Government
Hospital was therefore discontinued, and R.A.F. sick are
now treated at Muharraq.
(iii) With the discontinuation of the »Ensign f class 1
•planes no land aircraft were used on B.O.A.C. schedules
and they withdrew their personnel from Muharraq aerodrome.
The R.A.F. have, therefore, become responsible for the
application of the Bahrain Air Navigation Regulations to
all civil aircraft alighting at Muharraq.
(iv) At the end of the year the R.A.F. Assyrian Levies
both at Muharraq and Sharjah were withdrawn and replaced
by locally recruited naturs, or watchmen.
27. AMERICAN CONSULATE, DHAHRAN .
Mr. Parker T. Hart held charge of the United
States consulate at Dhahran for the greater part of the
year being relieved of his charge in November by Mr. Waldo
E. Bailey, the present incumbent.
Relations between the Consulate and this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
have continued^to be friendly. At the request of Mr. Bailey
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.
arranged an interview for him with the
Shaikh.
The Consulate has been at some pains to boost
America and American business both in Bahrain and the
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Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1946 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as the reports themselves.
The correspondence is between 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. and representatives of institutions that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 23-33) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted 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. at Bahrain to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire.
The final report (folios 125-152), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Al Khalifah; 4. Education; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Telephone Department; 10. Pearling; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Accidents within Port Limits; 15. The Port of Bahrain; 16. Post Office; 17. Administration of Justice; 18. Police; 19. Economic; 20. Medical; 21. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 22. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 23. Cable & Wireless Limited; 24. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 25. Royal Navy; 26. Royal Air Force; 27. American Consulate, Dhahran; 28. Visitors; 29. Local Affairs; 30. The Weather; 31. Qatar; 32. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
Folios 155-158 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (157 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 also present in parallel between ff 5-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 V Annual Report for the Year 1946'
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- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 21r:33v, 40r:44v, 58r:59v, 75r:78v, 124r:158v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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