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ill for some tine with inflammation of the guns which combined
with chronic diabetes has had a serious effect on his genera?
health. He was net on arrival by Dr. Storn of the American
Arabian Mission, and Dr. Maroof Nasr a dental specialist. Late#
His Highness went in person to the end of the B.O.A.C. jetty to
welcome Shaikh Hamad. He was then conveyed to,His Highness*
house at Qadabiyah and a series of receptions commenced. Though
they would no doubt have been pleasing to Shaikh Hamad in normal
circumstances these formalities must have been excessively trying
to one who was classed by the doctors as being "dangerously ill".
By the end of the period under review Shaikh Hamad’s health had
greatly improved and though his treatment must necessarily be
long and trying his recovery would appear to be certain. His
Highness Shaikh Sir Salman has been extremely self-satisfied
since Shaikh Hamad’s arrival and has been at pains to be embar
rassingly polite to all people from Qatar.
(vii) On the 29th Farid al Basrawi, Assistant to Shaikh Abdullah
al Fadhal the Saudi Arabian representative, left for Riyadh and
Jedda. Farid al Basrawi has been appointed as assistant to
Izzat-ud-din Shawwa who it is understood has taken over certain
of the duties originally carried out by Hajib Salah. Farid al
Basrawi was accompanied by Mr. F. J. Wakelin, Director of Edu
cation Bahrain, who has been invited by the Saudi Arabian Govern
ment to visit Riyadh on his way to Cairo for the summer recess.
(viii) Shaikh Abdullah al Fadhal arrived in Bahrain on the 30th
from Dammam. He informed 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. that Farid al
Basrawi has been relieved by Sami al Kutbi but that he, Shaikh
Abdullah al Fadhal, proposed to make Bahrain his headquarters
and leave Sami al Kutbi to deal with the affairs on the mainland.
(ix) Reference paragraph No.31 of Intelligence Summary No.4 of
1944.
On the 30th Shaikh Hamad bin Said, the minor Shaikh of'Kalba,
left for Sharjah en-route to Kalba on his first school holidays.
Shaikh Hamad settled down very well at school and his first term
may be considered as a success. There is every reason to hope
that he will return at the end of the holidays and will continue
his studies in Bahrain.
(x) On the 26th Mr. E.G. Bradey and Mr. Nels Anderson of the
U.S. War Shipping Administration called on 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. .
These gentlemen were particularly interested in the welfare of
American sailors in ships arriving in Bahrain. The Political
Agent explained the position to them in detail and pointed out
that as^there was only one more construction ship due Bahrain
was unlikely to interest them very much from the sailors’ point
of view as in future practically all the ships calling here will
be tankers. It was suggested that they should transfer their
attention to Ras Tanurah.
(xi) On the 22nd Major Van Nostrund, Lieutenant Colonel Rutledge,
Chief Engineer, A.T.C., ajid Lieutenant Colonel Addington, Wing
Engineer U.S.A.T.C. from Casablanca accompanied by Major Cohen his
Assistant, visited Bahrain and inspected the U.S.A.T.C, buildings
which are being constructed by the Royal Air Force. The party
left for Dhahran the same day and for Sharjah the following morning
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^On the 17th an incident occurred at the main gate of the
Bahrain Refinery. A B.M.P. employee endeavoured to enter the
Refinery precincts without his pass. He was prevented from
doing so by the sentries and as a result of a general misunder
standing he, his five comrades, the sentries, and the Special
Police guards appear to have become involved in a free fight.
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