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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [48r] (95/330)
The record is made up of 1 file (163 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1943-31 Dec 1944. 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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No. 13 of }943
Int»elli f fTencs Sununary of the
Q* Political A^eni- Bahrain,
. f or period lat to 15th
July 1943
141, Shipp
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See Appendix to thia Suirjnnry
142# I*Iovernonts of Ofi 1 ici ; : lg
Ci) The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Geoffrey P-ior, KCIS,
• Political Reoident in thv.* Poreian Gulf, passed through Bahrain
on July 3rd on route to India.
(ii) Mr, G%F,Souiro 1 CIS, ICS, passed through Bahrain on July
5th on route to India.
(iii) Captain P, Nicholson, Vice-Consul, Bush ire, ''"rived from
Inaia on July 13th,
143, Visitors
Captain D,A•Varner, of the M,L,S,C*, Baghdad, who had return
ed to Bahrain on June 28th after visitin'', the Truciel Co-st and
Muscat, left for Basrah on July 1st.
144, Bahrain Government Off loir. Is
(i) Di’. Pi.H.B, Snow, State Medical Officer, left for India on
two /norths f leave on July 9th,
(ii) Mr, F.J. V/akelin, Director of Education, left for Cairo
on 3^ /iionths leave on July 9th,
145* The Royal Navy
Co/ii/nender C.A.R# Shillinyton, R.N.V.R., Naval Officer in
Cher- e, Bahrain, has boon promoted to the rank of Captain,
146, The Royal Air Force
During the period under report an aircraft of the R.A.F,
made n forced landing at Dohah (Qatar), The occupants of the
machine v^ere given a friendly reception, and such facilities
as were locally available wore placed at their disposal,
147, Air Communications
The aerodrome on Muharraq has recently been improved out of
all recognition, and is now extensively used by aircraft using
the Gulf Air Route, On a recent visit to the aerodrome the Poli
tical Agent counted 24 aircraft on the ground at the sane tine.
This total was made up of aircraft of no less than eight diffe
rent types. The aerodrome is, however, still unsuitable for use
by the heaviest forms of air transport as the ground is not uni
formly firm throughout the whole area,
148, Local Affairs
(i) In paragraph 135(i) of Intelligenco Summary No. 12 of 1943
it was reported that Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa al Khaiifah, uncle
of His Highness the Shaikh of Bahrain, had loft for Cairo for
f, a change of air”. He arrived at his destination on July 13th
and sent telegrams announcing his arrival to members of his
family in Bahrain. The fact thAt one of these tsls.gr ms w--s
-ddr^ssed to his nephew a a “His Majesty SI Shaikh Salman al
Kclifa” and another to his brother as ,f His Highness El She ikh
Abdulla al Kalifa* 1 seems to indicate that Shaikh Mohammad is
finding Cairene air somewhat heady.
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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 1943-44. 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 diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East. Each report covers a two week period.
The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject, often closely connected to the Second World War. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following:
- international shipping and the activities of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and commercial transport companies such as Imperial Airways Limited;
- the movements of British and Foreign subjects, and Arab notables;
- local affairs of Bahrain, as well as regional news from Saudi Arabia, Qatar (particularly Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ), Persia [Iran], and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- economic matters and food supplies;
- the activities of the oil companies;
- War funds;
- defence matters;
- smuggling of gold and arms and the traffic of slaves;
- American interests;
- meteorological information;
- locusts;
- medical matters.
Appended to most reports is a table containing shipping data.
Written by hand on the cover of the file is: 'Destroy, but retain '44 summaries'.
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- 1 file (163 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-73; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/315
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence