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(ii) On the occasion of Id ul Adha 5 which this
year fell on the 12th, the usual Id calls were made by
the Assistant 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 His Highness 7 the senior
members of the A1 Khalifah and local notables. His
'lycellency Sir Rupert Hay took Captain Ludovic Porter, R.N.,
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Major A.L.A. Dredge,
I/I.B.H., Secretary to 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. ,
to call on His Highness.
(iii) On the 18th Shaikh Muhammad, bin’ Isa A1 Khalifah ,
senior uncle of His Highness, called on the Assistant Po
litical Agent at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
(iv) On the 23rd Shaikh Said bin Maktum, Ruler
of Dubai, called, on the Political .agent. On the 25th he
called on 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. at Jufair.
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(i) Reference paragraph 160 (iii) of Intelligence
Summarv No.11.
The Lahrain Government schools reopened on
the 3rd.
(ii) On the 7th His Highness Shaikh Salman moved
from, his Gha.dh.abiyeh Palace to Rafa 1 „
(iii) Reference paragraph 215 (vi) of Intelligence
Summary No.16.
Indian films have been showing in all 4 Arab
cine'•.ns during the past fortnight. It would appear that
while tb„ cost of an Indian film is about £60/-, an Egyptian
film, costs four times as much,, As competition is keen
and films run for no more than 4 days to a week it is not
possible to recover the money spent on an Egyptian film.
The ''Indiarf films’ sound is in Urdu which many of the
local people und er st and.
(iv) About a month ago when the Bahrain Police
searched the house of a Persian resident of Mariamah, they
found the apparatus of a Still and ov r 80 gallons of
Arab. This find and the sentence imposed on tin Persian
by the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Courts hws severely discouraged othur local
distillers and Arak is in very short supply Many drinkers
have however already discovered a substitute for Irak in
"aqua velva”. i.ll stocks of this well-known after shave
lotion have recently disappeared from the bazaar.
(v) Arak is only for the poor man. The wealthy
and influential A.ab, who wants it, is still supplied with
Scotch whisky. Sometimes ha has too much of it. The
son of a, senior member of the ..1 Khrlifah recently asked
Messrs. Gray, Mackenzie Sc. Co. , wheth r they wished to buy
some 27 cases of whisky and 11 cases of gin. Gray, Mackenzie
were in need of liquor but decided a ainst buying it. They
do not import the brand of whisky and gin off*, red them but
it is known thr t these brands are imported by some of the
.amcrican Oil Companies in the Gulf.
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