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'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [8r] (15/174)
The record is made up of 1 file (85 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1949-31 Dec 1949. 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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15. WATER C ONSERVATION .
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Summary No 21 of 1948.
After hearing the views of the Political
Agent, the ASviser to the Bahrain Government, and re
presentatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited,
His Highness has agreed to the setting up of a committee
on water conservation for Bahrain, The committee is
to consist of geological experts from the Bahrain Petro
leum Company, members of the Bahrain Government and re
presentatives of the agricultural and merchant communities.
It is to be effective and not merely consultative and one
of its main tasks will be the examination of all future
applications for the digging of wells in the island.
16. J^AIVR.
to export 2 million tons of oil from Qatar during the
end of the year and the Shaikh of Qatar will receive
nearly half/million pounds in royalties.
(ii) Thieving from barges and other craft transport
ing goods and material for Petroleum Development (Qatar)
Limited from Bahrain to Qatar is on the increase.
17.
TRUCIAL COAST
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
,
have been asked by the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi to make him an
advance of Rs„2,00,000/- in royalty, in return for a re
ceipt stating that the money has been received as an. ad
vance in royalties (fen oil to be produced from the concession
area including the Abu Dhabi shoals, reefs and islands.
(ii) Mr. H.M. Jackson, Field Manager of the Company,
accompanied by F/Lt. J.R. Atkins, Officer CommandingRoyal
Air Force, Sharjah, recently visited Abu Dhabi, The
purpose of the journey was to examine the emergency landing
ground and report whether it was suitable for the landing
of Company aircraft. On the 17th Mr. H.M. Jackson went
to Abu Dhabi again and made the necessary markings on the'
landing ground. On the 19th Brigadier Longrigg and Mr.
B.H. Lermitte arrived at Abu Dhabi by air. After meeting
Shaikh Shakhbut they left by air and arrived at Sharjah
the same day. On the 20th they flew to Muscat returning
to Sharjah the same day. On the 21st they left for
Bahrain by air.
(iii) Slaver y.
of the Ruler of Dubai, who left towards the end of November
1948, on a visit to Saudi Arabia, recently returned to
Dubai via Bahrain. It is reported that he presented
a number of female slaves to King Ibn Saud and his sons
who presented him with a car (which he sold in Bahrain)
and a sum of money said to be 10,000 Saudi Riyals.
(i) P etroleum Development (Qatar) Li m ite d.
"^troleum Development (Qatar) Limited expect
(i) Petroleum Development (Truci al C oast) Li mit eo.
Petroleum Development (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Limited
Shaikh Obaid bin Juma f h bin Maktum, brother
It
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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 year 1949. 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 is numbered from 1 to 24 and covers a two week period.
The reports contain information covering a wide range of subjects, including:
- shipping;
- visits of British and foreign notables;
- economic and commercial matters;
- local news and affairs, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 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. ;
- the work of Bahrain Petroleum Company, and the oil industry more generally;
- American interests in the region;
- local reaction to international events such as those in Palestine and Syria;
- the activities of the Royal Navy;
- the supply of electricity, water and telecommunications;
- aviation;
- the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit;
- the traffic of slaves;
- quarantine and medical matters;
- weather and meteorological data.
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- 1 file (85 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 87; 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 1-87; 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/15/2/320
- Title
- 'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:86v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence