'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summaries' [‎80r] (159/330)

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Intelligence nummary of tho
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, for
the period 15 & to 3 Sth Nov.
1943.
237. Shipping
Of the 13 ships that called at this port during tho
period under report 33 ven v.cro of British registry, t o
American, two Norwegian, one Swedish, and one Dutch. Imports
consisted of 1,412 tons general cargo while exports are
65,565 tons petroleum products and 190 tons general cargo.
23b. i ovements of Officials
(i) Reference paragraph 229 of Intelligence nummary ho.21
of 194 0 .
The Hon’ble Sir Geoffrey Prior, K.C.I.E., Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , returned by. air from India on
the 21st and leit for muscat and the Persian Coast by air on
the 27th.
(ii) Major A.L. Greenway, M.B.D. , iw.R.G.G., L.R.C.P.,
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. Surgeon designate, arrived on the 18th from India
and left the same day for Basrah.
(iii) 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. left for Qatar on the; 25th in
Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited r s launch "Ghazal" and
returned on the 27th.
239. Visitors
(i) Air Vice Marshal R.P. hillock, C.B., accomoaniod by
Group Captain Alexander, Group Captain Brown, Colonel
Clements, R.A., and Wing Commander Kirk, arrived by air on
the 19th and left the following morning for Aden.
(ii) Commodore C.C. Hammill, R.N., Senior Naval Officer in
tho Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , arrived on tho 19th by air and loft the
following day for Masireh.
240. Races
On the 19th a Race Meeting was hold to raise funds for*
war purposes. The Meeting v;as organized by Lieutenant Colonel
K.T. Hewitt, M.C., an officer of great experience of tho Turf
and, as was to bo expected in such capable hands, it was a
highly successful function. This is the first organized Race
Mooting to be hold in tho Island and His Highness was parti
cularly enthusiastic entering a number of horses himself and
arriving one hour before tho First Race.
241. Basrah Dates
Considerable dis-satisfaction is x'^lt locally by the
very high price being paid for Basrah dates purchased through
the monopolists Messrs. Andrew Aeir & Company of Basrah, 'gents
for the Bahrain Government and the Trucial Sheikhdoms arc
finding if impossible to purchase in the Basrah market at v-hrt
they understood was to bo the fixed price of I. ).40 a Kara and
they complain that Messrs, .ndrew „eir & Company arc charging
thorn I.D.24-500 a Kara as commission and doing nothing in
return for the money. The view on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. is that
Messrs. Andrew ..eir & Company's charges arc. insisted upon by
Ids Majesty's Government to raise money to buy aeroplanes with.
This is an unsatisfactory state of affairs. It is*doubtful
whether Basrah Dates can be sold on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. for less
than R.lo/ 6 /- a basket, a price in excess of last year's, and
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