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'File No. 4/1 Diary File 1914' [71r] (156/290)
The record is made up of 1 volume (143 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1914-26 Dec 1914. 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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71
H0# 7i^ of 1914 '
POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, BATfRKIN,
News for tho week endlnr the 13th June 1914,
T.nnAT. aovEimwzwr .
186# Agha Mohammed Khalll # Reeidency Dragotnan who lo in Bahrein
In connection with a marriage oornony has viaited nhalkh laa bin
All A1 Khalifah and dined with hin?. The Shaikh baa treated him
with great consideration.
FORSI^H IWSKRKSTS .
187 • Two Turkioh Offioera, 2 soldiora and their Qazi arrived
from Katar and left for naarah on the 9th• The Qazi is proceed
ing on leave# The discipline amonr tho Turks in Katar seems to
be very bad*
ARRIVALS AND PEPA.HTURKS 3HIP3 .
188. On the 7th S»S# ,, HarJora ,, arrived from Dtfbai and loft for
Bush ire on the 9 th.
189• On the 9th y.3# "John 0 , 3cott n arrived from ? asrah and is
Still in the roadatead^ 3.S. "Pandra" also arrived from lushire.
She missed the outer buoy in the mornin£: fog and went ashore to
the Hast of Vfaharraq, but was got off within a few hours* She loft
on the 10th for down Gulf ports.
190. On the 11 h 3.S. * -udri© arrived from Debal and left for
Bushire on the 12th.
MISOKLLAnROUS .
191. The anxiety caused by the state of the pearl market has
now become acute. Reports have been received of the failure of
three Parisian Banks connected with the larger pearl firms, and
of the suicide of an Hungarian buyer who was Just about to start
for Bahrein. Tho doings of Mon. Habib of "essrs. ^oaenthals are
eagerly canvased. m he solvency of a larrte number of brokers
i
depends on tho extent of his operations.
The tightness of money consequent on this state of affatrs
is reacting very^favourably on all busine3s / and there has been
a regular epidemic of insolvency especially among the Jews.
The
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This file contains weekly news reports, weekly or fortnightly quarantine reports and occasional secret commercial intelligence reports for the period covering the week ending 3 January 1913 to the week ending 26 December 1913. The news reports and secret commercial intelligence reports were written by Major Arthur Prescott Trevor, 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. at Bahrain, or the Head Clerk on his behalf, while the quarantine reports were based on information furnished by the Quarantine Medical Officer, Bahrain. In addition, the file includes two letters between H G Chick and 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. , dated 13 and 18 January 1914, regarding the activities of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie in the Gulf (ff. 10-11). There is also a page of handwritten notes on folio 35.
The weekly news reports typically include information under headings: Local Officials; Local Government; Condition of Country; Foreign; Interests; Arrivals and Departures of Ships; Miscellaneous; Movements of HM's Representatives; Katif; British Interests; Arms Traffic; and Customs. Under these headings appear occasional sub-headings indicating location or topic, for example: Hasa, Katr (Qatar), Katif (al-Qaṭīf) and Pearling.
The quarantine reports are a summary of inspections carried out by the Quarantine Medical Officer and record the name of the steamer, date and time of arrival, from where it has arrived, number of passengers landed at Bahrain, details of the quarantine inspection and whether a free pratique was granted. The quarantine report for the week ending 27 December 1913 appears on folio 6. The secret commercial intelligence reports focus on ships of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie landing and offloading cargo at Bahrain and give details of the nature and amount of the cargo and from where it has come. These cease to be included after 18 July 1914 (f. 84).
Details include: rumour of Hamburg-Amerika Linie opening a steamer route between Bombay and the Gulf ports (f. 2); Turkish garrison in Qatar (f. 7); meat shortage in Manama and butchers' strike (f. 8); relations between Sayyid Ṭālib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and Bahrain (f. 17); news of the death of John Gordon Lorimer (ff. 23-24, 26, 29); marriage of Shaikh Fahad bin Jāsim Āl Thānī in Bahrain (f. 26); tensions between Qāḍī Shaikh Jāsim bin Mahzā’ and the Amir of Manama (f. 39); arrival of Terence Humphrey Keyes, the new 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. (f. 60); visit of 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. (f. 63); poor performance of the pearl market (ff. 71, 91, 93); movements of Dr Harrison of the Arabian Mission (ff. 74, 79, 89, 124, 126, 128); marking King George V's birthday (f. 77A); tension between Kurds and Arabs in Manama (f. 78); news of Britain's declaration of war against Germany and the initial progress and effects of the war (ff. 91, 95, 110A-110B, 113); issuing the date of the return of the pearling fleet ( al-quffāl ) (f. 106); visits by Sir Percy Cox and Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear (ff. 115, 118); and a case of bubonic plague (f. 128).
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- 1 volume (143 folios)
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Foliation: The main foliation system starts at the title page and continues through to the sixth sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil and may be found 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. Foliation errors: 1A, 1B and 1C; 77A and 77B; 110A and 110B.
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- 'File No. 4/1 Diary File 1914'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:76v, 77ar:77bv, 78r:109v, 110ar:110bv, 111r:130v, iii-r:vii-v, back-i
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