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Coll 30/52(3) 'Bahrein Intelligence Summaries 1946' [24r] (47/472)
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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SECRET
No,19 of 1949
BAHRAIN INTELLIGENCE SOT,{MARY FOR PERIOD
16th to 31st October, 1949,
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155« MOV EMENTS OF O FFICIALS .
(1) Reference paragraph 149 (ii) of Summary No.18.
, . 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
to Bahrain on the 23rd.
nn M ^: Ho u Ic Jakins ieft for Kuwait in m.v. fI Dumra"
on tn^ Both after handing over charge to Mr. J.A.F. Gethin.
156. VISITORS.
.On the 23rd Shaikh Khalifah, son of the Ruler of
Dubai, arrived in Bahrain from Saudi Arabia where had gone for
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.
on the 24th and
left for Dubai by launch on the 25th.
157. ROYAL NAVY .
Reference paragraph 150 of Summary No.18.
H.M.S
R.M.S. "Wren" left for Colombo on the 19th and
Wild Goose” for Abadan on the 20th.
158. BAHR AIN A FFAIRS.
(i) A1 Khalifah .
Highness Shaikh Salman feels it incumbent on
him to return the visit of the Shaikh of Kuwait and has re
quested the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to obtain the services of one of His Ma
jesty' s ships to take him and his entourage to Kuwait and back
to Bahrain.
_ _ _ ': 0n th e 18th Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa A1 Khalifah,
0 ■ 0 ° 9 senior uncle of His Highness, left for India for medical
treatment to his eyes accompanied by two persons.
(1 1 ) Briti sh Bank of Iran and the Middle E ast»
, . Mr. Stott of the British Bank of Iran and the
Middle East left Bahrain for El Khobar (Saudi Arabia) to open
a branch of the bank there.
(iii) Trans World Ai rlines .
T.W.A. are reported to have sold their rupee ba
lances in Bahrain to the Banque de I'lndo Chine who are re
patriating them as pilgrims' money.
(iv) Non devaluation of Pakistan rnppp.
Some difficulty has arisen as a result of the
difference between the Indian and the Pakistan rupee. Pa
kistanis ^holding contracts in unspecified
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
claimed
payment in Pakistani
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. Some local firms have refused
on the grounds that they have in the past made no adjustment
m respect of exchange variations for other nationals in their
employment. Others are prepared to pay compensation.
Pakistani ..
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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