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'File 8/8 Annual Administration Reports by Political Agent, Bahrain' [82r] (163/248)
The record is made up of 1 file (122 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1945-5 Mar 1945. 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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ADMIKI STRATI ON REPORT ON T HE WORKING OP THE
BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION RNIvlN'G THE YRaH 1Q44 .
FREQUENCY OF SERVICES
The frequency of services operated by the Corporation
through Bahrein has been doubled during the year 1944,, The increase
of passengers and cargo carried over this period is considerably in
excess of this figure owing to the use of aircraft with greater payloads
Ensigns" operating at an all-up weight of 52,000 (as against 42,500
lbs of the "C" Class Empire Plying Boats) have been brought on to the
Cairo/Calcutta route from the Trans-Africa lines. Sunderland services
which operated to Cairo from the United Kingdom during 1945 were ex
tended to Karachi and later to Calcutta. These aircraft are at present
operating to 54,000 lbs all-up weight and their frequency is likely to
be increased considerably.
PASSENGERS
The majority of passengers carried have been Service
Personnel in transit of Bahrein. There has also been a considerable
increase of passenger traffic to and from Bahrein, mainly in the form
of Oil Companies 1 employees. Westbound aircraft returning from India
have been operating comparitively light and it has always been a- simple
matter to provide accommodation for passengers to Palestine and Cairo
proceeding on leave.
CARGO
Cargo, likewise, has‘been primarily in transit of Bahrein.
Considerable quantities of supplies have been received by air from India
and there has also been precious cargo traffic of the pearl market and
Indian currency for the Eastern Bank, Ltd.
R.A.F. REFORS
agreed with R.A.F. Transport Command the Corporation have
been undertaking Flying Control duties and marine transport for all
R.A.F. Flying Boats in transit of Bahrein.
FUTURE OPERATIONS
The fast service to Australia operated by Lancastrian aircraft
will not normally call at Bahrein. This service will fly from England to
Australia in 60 hours including halts. When the airfield at Muharraq
has been suitably adapted to receive heavy aircraft, Bahrein will probaB!
be an emergency halt on this route. The "C" Class Empire Flying Boat
schedule to be doubled and the Sunderland services will be speeded
up and increased. N
CONCLUSION
The R.A.F. are experimenting in order to overcome the pr
of damage caused to the runways at Muharraq by heavy aircraft. Un"*
such time as t his is solved, it is unlikely that any large landplai
will use Bahrein. The F/B base, however, appears to be an essential
on the 7‘Qute to India and when it has been possible to blow up the cor*,
obstructions in the alighting area, Bahrein will be the most suitabla w,
base between Egypt and India.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1944 Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as the reports themselves.
The correspondence is between 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. and representatives of institutions that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 71-73) is submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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. at Bahrain to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire.
The final report (folios 98-122), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifah Family; 4. Bahrain Police; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electric Department; 9. Pearling Industry; 10. Customs; 11. Food Control; 12. Shipping; 13. Accidents Within the Port Limits; 14. Medical; 15. Post Office; 16. Administration of Justice; 17. Education; 18. The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited; 18. Visits of British and Foreign Notables; 19. Visits of Arab Notables; 21. Local Affairs; 22. Economic; 23. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 24. Messrs. Cable & Wireless Limited; 25. Messrs. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 26. American Consulate, Dhahran; 27. Royal Air Force. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report is divided as follows: 1. Trucial Shaikhs; 2. British Interests; 3. Shipping; 4. Local Affairs; 5. Security. Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 8/8 Annual Administration Reports by Political Agent, Bahrain'
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- 80r:82v
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- British Overseas Airways Corporation (xx BOAC)
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