Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [12r] (23/472)
The record is made up of 1 file (233 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1948-14 Feb 1950. 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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the Shaikh disembarked a salute of five guns was fired for
Seni °r Naval Officer returned the call on
n.L? P? 1 ?? 6 * 0n the 17th th ^ ship arrived at
J haikh gaid bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai, and
? onj Shaikh Rashid, called on the Senior Naval
Officer on board. When the Shaikh disembarked a salute of
five guns was fired for him. The Senior Naval Officer, ac-
companied by three officers, returned the call on the Shaikh
^ d + -^° 0 ^oi^ nch ^he Ship arrived at Umm al Qaiwain
on the 18th. Shaikh iUimad bin Rashid, Ruler of Umm al Qaiwain,
and two of his youngest sons, accompanied by the Political
Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, called on the Senior Naval Officer. When the
bnaikh disembarked a salute of three guns wvas fired for him.
Later the Senior Naval Officer, accompanied by the Political
Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and three officers from the ship, re
turned the call on the Shaikh. In the evening the Ship left
Umm al Qaiwain and arrived at Ras al Khairnah on the 19th.
Shaikh Saqr bin Muhammad, Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, called on
the Senior Naval Officer. men the Shaikh disembarked a'sa-
th ree guns was fired for him. Later the Senior Naval
Officer,accompanied by three officers, returned the call on
the Shaikh. He took lunch with the Shaikh in his palace. The
ship left Rrs al Khaimah on the same day.
(ii) Mo vements of Gove rningnt officia ls .
. _ 0n 5th His Excellency the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
m the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, accompanied by Lady Hay and Miss Hay-
arrived at Abu Dhabi in L.T. ,, Nearchus n . The Political Of
ficer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan, Ruler of
Abu Dhabi, went on board and called on the Resident. His
Excellency the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
returned the call on the
Shaikh in his Fort and had lunch with him. In the evening
the Resident left Abu Dhabi and arrived at Sharjah on the morn
ing of the 6th. The Resident disembarked,stayed at the i-gency
where Shaikhs Muhammad bin Saqr, brother of the Ruler of Sharjah,
Said^bin Maktum, O.B.E., Ruler of Dubai,and his eldest son
Rashid, Khalid bin Ahmad, Regent of Kalba, and Rashid bin Humaid,
Ruler of Ajman, called on him. Later the Resident returned bhe
call on Shaikh Muhamma 1 bin Saqr, brother of the Ruler of Sharjah,
and had lunch with him. On the morning of the 7th the Resident
went to ^Dubai and returned the call on the Ruler of Dubai and had
lunch with him. QJn the evening he returned the call on the
Ruler of Ajman at Ajman. The Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
,
held a cocktail and dinner party for His Excellency to which the
British community of Dubai and Sharjah were invited. On the
8th the Resident left for Ghanadha and Ras Sadar accompanied
by the Political Officer and Mr. Godrai of the Petroleum De
velopment (
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
) Ltd. and returned in the evening.
In the same evening the Medical Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, held
a dinner party for His Excellency in the- R.A.F. Mess, Sharjah.
Owing to rough seas, His Excellency and his famjly, accompanied
by the Political Officer, were unable to e-mbark in Nourchus
at Sharjah and proceeded to Umm al Qaiwain by road on the 9th,
where after calling on the Ruler, they embarked in Nearchus which
then sailed for Ras al Khaimah. Calls were exchanged in the
afternoon of the 9th. On the 19th a partridge shoot was ar
ranged for His Excellency in the Jiri at Ras al Khaimah followed
by lunch at the Fort, after which His Excellency and party em
barked for Bahrain. ,
(iii) U.S. Navv .
November
On the 27th/U.S.S. "Valcour” arrived at Snarjah.
Captain Hensel accompanied by Lt. Col. D.G. McCaully, Medical
Officer
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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 January 1948 until January 1950 (not for the year 1946 as the title suggests). 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 British diplomatic, political, and military offices in the Middle East.
The reports are divided into short sections that relate to a particular subject. Contained within the file is intelligence on the following topics:
- 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.
There are occasional hand-written comments in the margins of the reports.
In addition to the reports, the file contains a copy of a letter sent from the Government of Pakistan's Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations Department in Karachi to British officials in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain concerning the alleged kidnapping and enslavement of girls in Baluchistan by 'Arab traders in dates', 9 March 1949 (folio 91).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:90v, 92r:103v, 104ar:104av, 104r:234v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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